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Register for Petroleum History Symposium: July 13-15 in Findlay, OH

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The Petroleum History Institute (PHI) is hosting their annual symposium in Findlay, Ohio, July 13-15. Visit the PHI website for information or check out the attached flyer. Registration details are attached. See the current list of presentations below.

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Upcoming Petroleum History Symposium: July 13-15 in Findlay, OH

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Save the date for the Petroleum History Institute's (PHI) upcoming Symposium. This year's event will be held in Findlay, Ohio, from July 13 to July 15. Visit the PHI website for information or check out the attached flyer. Registration details are forthcoming.

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GSL: New Paper Explores Origin of Stonehenge Bluestones

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The Geological Society of London's (GSL) journal published a new study looking at the origin of the bluestones of Stonehenge using U-Pb zircon dating. The GSL blog outlines some of the early findings of this study, seeking to determining if the bluestones were carried to Stonehenge, or if the rocks were transported there as glacial erratics. 

EARTH: On the Trail of Hannibal's Army - and Elephants - in the Alps

During the Second Punic War, Hannibal, in a brazen move, led a massive army over the Alps, surprising the Romans from the supposedly impenetrable northern border. The exact route Hannibal took is unknown, although some geographic information can be gleaned from historical accounts such as those of the Roman writer Polybius. Armed with this information, and the knowledge that tens of thousands of men, horses and elephants must have left some trace, geoscientists are hunting down possible locations using deduction and chemistry to test hypotheses.

EARTH Magazine: Old photos help scientists relocate 1906 San Francisco quake rupture point

Alexandria, VA – Geoscientists using every resource available to them — from bare-earth LIDAR technology to knowledge of turn-of-the-century fashion — have helped correct a 100-year-old mistake about where the San Andreas Fault rupture point was for the historic 1906 earthquake.
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