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BBC News
5 hours ago
- Science
- BBC News
New species of ancient shark discovered in cave, say researchers
A new species of ancient shark has been discovered in Kentucky in the United States, according to species was identified from a fossil at Mammoth Cave National Park, which is home to other re-SHARK-able been named Macadens olsoni, with a spokesperson for the park saying it is "notable for its unique tooth whorl"."This discovery is a remarkable addition to our understanding of ancient marine life and underscores the importance of preserving and studying our natural history," said Superintendent Barclay Trimble. This shark was no giant of the say it would have grown to less than a foot long, about the length of the 30cm ruler you might use at it would have survived on a diet of worms and molluscs – yum!The shark was named after the park where its fossil was found – Macadens references the park's name, Mammoth also takes part of its name – Olsoni – from retired scientist Rickard Olson, who helped organise research and identify shark fossils at the park. What is Mammoth Cave National Park? Mammoth Cave National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Kentucky, in the United means it's one of over 1,200 landmarks across the world that is considered by the United Nations to have "outstanding universal value".Mammoth Cave is the longest-known cave system in the world, with over 400 miles of the cave explored to date, according to the US's National Parks of years ago, much of the cave was underwater and home to a variety of ancient Macadens olsoni is just one of the latest discoveries."This finding not only enhances our knowledge of ancient marine ecosystems but also emphasizes the critical role of paleontological research in our national parks," said Superintendent Trimble."Every discovery connects the past with the present and offers invaluable educational opportunities for students and the public."
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Bestselling Author Lee B. Salz to Release His Next Book, The First Meeting Differentiator, With HarperCollins Leadership on September 30, 2025
The first meeting is where everything begins—or ends. Get it right, and you build unstoppable deal momentum. Get it wrong, and the deal is in big trouble. NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lee B. Salz, bestselling author, world-renowned sales management strategist and CEO of Sales Architects®, will release his highly anticipated next book, The First Meeting Differentiator: Transforming Sales-Focused Discovery into Client-Centric Consultations, with HarperCollins Leadership on September 30, 2025. Traditional discovery meetings must die! Today's buyer demands it. They no longer tolerate one-sided sales interrogations that serve the seller but provide no value to them. If they agree to a meeting with you, they expect something more—a consultation experience that makes them wiser as a result of time spent with you. That's the transformation The First Meeting Differentiator guides you to make. In this breakthrough book, Lee B. Salz reveals the strategy and the step-by-step framework for transforming your first meetings into high-impact, client-centric consultations that differentiate you and lay the foundation to win more deals at the prices you want.® This shift changes the entire buyer/seller experience. First meetings become energized, trust-building, impactful conversations that ignite interest and set the stage for closing deals. Following the success of Salz's bestsellers Sales Differentiation and Sell Different!, The First Meeting Differentiator adds a powerful new component to your sales strategy. Packed with real-world stories, actionable insights, and hands-on workshops, this is the ultimate guide to modernizing your sales approach and outselling the competition. While many sales books touch upon this critical step of the sales process, The First Meeting Differentiator is entirely dedicated to mastering it. In today's market, if your first meeting doesn't stand out—neither will you. Inside, you'll learn how to: Design a first-meeting strategy that excites prospects and earns their trust. Use techniques that differentiate the meeting experience, not just your product. Shift from one-sided discovery to dynamic consultations that deliver value for both sides. Engage emotions in ways that motivate them to take action by leveraging Empathetic Expertise™. Master qualifying to separate real deals from mirages. Create intriguing questions that qualify deals, differentiate you, and make consultations magical. Stop talking about features and benefits, and develop stories that captivate, differentiate, and lead them to want to buy from you. Use Consultation Cliffhangers™ to ensure prospects can't wait for the next step. Navigate common deal obstacles that derail first meetings and keep your deals moving forward. The First Meeting Differentiator will be available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook with Lee narrating. You can pre-order today at: ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lee Salz is a leading sales management strategist and the award-winning, bestselling author of six business books. His bestsellers Sales Differentiation and Sell Different! have been called "the one-two punch" every salesperson needs to differentiate what and how they sell to win more deals at the prices you want®. He has a new book coming out in September titled: The First Meeting Differentiator: Transforming Sales-Focused Discovery into Client-Centric Consultations, which will change the way salespeople approach first meetings with prospects. Lee's firm, Sales Architects, specializes in building salespeople into world-class salesforces, offering sales consulting, coaching, custom playbooks, and dynamic keynote presentations and workshops. Lee has been quoted and featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The New York Times, MSNBC, ABC News, The Business Journals, and numerous other outlets. In 2022, the Institute for Sales Excellence named Lee Speaker of the Year, and he was recently named by Global Gurus to their Top 30 Sales Thought Leaders for 2025, ranking him #6 in the world. A graduate of Binghamton University and originally from New York City and New Jersey, Lee now resides with his family in Minneapolis. When he isn't helping his clients build world-class salesforces, you will find him training for his next powerlifting meet. He's a champion powerlifter in the bench press. ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP: HarperCollins Leadership publishes content from leaders who redefine or expand what a reader previously thought possible. Authors provide unique inspiration and experiences to those who seek to learn, make a difference, and find their own version of success. View source version on Contacts Kevin Lauren
The Sun
2 days ago
- Science
- The Sun
Incredible complete handprint found on ancient Egyptian tomb ornament in museum – that had gone unnoticed for millennia
AN INCREDIBLE detail on an Ancient Egyptian tomb item that had gone unnoticed for millennia has been spotted. This "rare and exciting" discovery was found on the artefact as it was prepared for display at a museum exhibition. 4 4 4 A complete handprint was spotted on a clay model designed to go inside a tomb. It is likely the hand of the object's maker, who would have touched it before the clay set, an Egyptologist at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum said. The hand print is estimated to have been left a jaw-dropping 4,000 years ago. Helen Strudwick, senior Egyptologist at the Fitzwilliam Museum, said: "We've spotted traces of fingerprints left in wet varnish or on a coffin in the decoration, but it is rare and exciting to find a complete handprint underneath this soul house. "This was left by the maker who touched it before the clay dried. "I have never seen such a complete handprint on an Egyptian object before." The print was found on the base of a "soul house" - a building-shaped clay model placed inside a tomb. These soul houses may have acted as offering trays - or as a place for the deceased's soul to reside. This particular model is dated to 2055-1650 BC. It is set to go on display at the university's Made in Ancient Egypt exhibition, which opens on October 3. First look inside incredible immersive Egyptian experience coming to Glasgow Strudwick added: "You can just imagine the person who made this, picking it up to move it out of the workshop to dry before firing. "Things like this take you directly to the moment when the object was made and to the person who made it, which is the focus of our exhibition." Analysis suggests this item was made by coating a framework of wooden sticks with clay to form a two-storey building. Its staircases would have been made by pinching the wet clay. The use of ceramics was widespread across Ancient Egypt - both for functional and decorative use. It is not the only amazing Egyptian discovery to be reported in recent weeks. Researchers have used modern technology to learn more about The Bashiri Mummy, also known as the "untouchable one". This mummy has long remain fully wrapped up due to fears of causing damage to the intricately tied fabric. But X-ray and CT scanners have allowed researchers to unveil ancient mysteries without causing such harm to artefacts. Scans revealed that the that Bashiri Mummy would have been an adult man who stood about 5.5 feet tall.
Fox News
2 days ago
- General
- Fox News
Italian archaeologists unveil rare 2,600-year-old tomb untouched by looters: 'Doorway to our ancestors'
Archaeologists recently unearthed a remarkable 2,600-year-old tomb in Italy — a rare find untouched by looters. The discovery was announced by the Italian Ministry of Culture on June 30. In a press release, the organization said the burial mound dated back to the late 7th century B.C., during the Orientalizing period of Italian history. The tomb is part of the Caiolo Necropolis within the San Giuliano archaeological area, some 30 miles north of Rome. The site is famous for housing other ancient burials, including the Queen's Tomb, the Tomb of the Stag and the Tomb of the Beds. The newly discovered tomb has not been officially named, but authorities emphasized its significance – especially as it remained undisturbed for 2,600 years. Its treasures included ceramic vessels still bearing paint, along with bronze ornaments. "Once the slab sealing the chamber was removed, numerous vessels immediately became visible," the ministry said in a statement translated from Italian to English. "Some [were] fine painted ceramics, such as those near the entrance – deliberately placed according to a precise ritual performed before the tomb was sealed," the statement added. "Finding an untouched tomb is incredibly rare. That's what makes this discovery so exceptional." "On the left-hand bed, a basin and several bronze ornamental elements belonging to the deceased remain in situ." The excavation was conducted under the supervision of the Superintendency of Viterbo and Southern Etruria, in partnership with Baylor University. Supervising archaeologist Barbara Barbaro said that the necropolis contains over 500 tombs, though most were looted by either ancient people or modern robbers – but not the most recent one. "Finding an untouched tomb is incredibly rare," Barbaro noted. "That's what makes this discovery so exceptional." Barbaro also said that further study on the site will be "fundamental to advancing knowledge of the ancient world." "A sealed context is crucial not only for preservation but also because it gives us a complete snapshot of life through the ritual of death," she added. "We're thrilled to have rescued this material from those who would illegally profit from it." Reflecting on the emotional weight of the find, Barbaro compared the discovery of the tomb to "a bridge to our past, a doorway to our ancestors." "This is what happens when an untouched tomb is found – it becomes a collective event," the archaeologist said. "The silence … the awe, the respect for those waiting behind that massive stone. The emotion." "We're thrilled to have rescued this material from those who would illegally profit from it," she added. "Now, it will tell a beautiful story for everyone."
BBC News
5 days ago
- Science
- BBC News
Orkney carved stone head could be more than 900 years old
An intricately-carved sandstone head which could be more than 900 years old has been found on the Orkney island of head was discovered by University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) archaeology student Katie Joss at the Skaill Farm was exploring the foundations of a large wall when the head popped out into her hands."It was quite a shock, we were removing a slab when the head came rolling out at us and as we turned it around we saw a face looking back at us. It was really exciting," she said. Dr Sarah Jane Gibbon from the UHI Archaeology Institute is co-director of the dig at Skaill Farm, which is now in its 10th year. She said she was surprised at the intricacy of the carved face and hair, which looks serene despite its nose being broken off."It looks very similar to a carved head in the south aisle of St Magnus cathedral," she added that the style of it suggested it might have had a similar function in a 12th Century building."It's really unusual, we've found nothing like this here at Skaill before," she said."We don't know how the head ended up in the backfill of this building, though the fact the nose is broken could be a clue." The head - which has not been given a name yet - is being preserved with the other finds from the will be cleaned up and put on public display at some point in the name of Skaill farm comes from from the Old Norse word "skáli", meaning "hall".The Skaill excavation site sits directly on top of what was once the Norse settlement of powerful 12th Century Viking chieftain, Sigurd of Westness. Dan Lee, an archaeologist with the UHI Archaeology Institute, said: "Sigurd was pals with Earl Rognvald, who built St Magnus cathedral in Kirkwall."We think we are standing on the hall that Sigurd built and lived in, which then became a late-medieval farmstead."Right next door we have the remains of St Mary's chapel and a medieval tower called The Wirk."We think this was a real seat of power in that period."
