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"This ancient mosaic depicts sandals that look strangely like modern flip-flop." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 23 August 2025, 0137 UTC. Content and Source:  "Smithsonian Magazine-The Daily." https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzQcpTDNxdpsJmLDsHhqVVQgXHph URL--https://www.smithsonianmag.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com). Friday, August 22, 2025 View in Browser The flip-flop mosaic decorated the floor of a cold pool room in the villa's bath complex.  (Parco Archeologico di Morgantina e Villa Romana del Casale)   Archaeologists Are Investigating an Ancient Mosaic Depicting Sandals That Look Strangely Like Modern Flip-Flops The colorful artwork decorates the frigidarium of the Villa Romana del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage site lo...

"Archaeologists discover site where George Washington stopped a friendly fire incident by blocking muskets with his sword." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 18 July 2025, 2243 UTC. Content and Source:  "Smithsonian Magazine-the Daily."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQbgRhWJQScwhLBTSpgQlRMMSPB URL--https://www.smithsonianmag.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com). Friday, July 18, 2025 View in Browser Archaeologists found the battlefield on private land a few miles away from Fort Ligonier in Pennsylvania.  ( Jeff Kubina via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 )   Archaeologists Discover Site Where George Washington Stopped a Friendly Fire Incident by Blocking Muskets With His Sword In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the future presid...