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Perigord
Périgord , region of SW France, now included in Dordogne and parts of Lot-et-Garonne depts. Périgueux (the capital) and Bergerac are the chief cities. The region consists of low, arid limestone plateaus, the deep and fertile valleys of the Lot and Dordogne rivers, and extensive oak... Read more |
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speleology
speleology , systematic exploration of caves , popularly called spelunking. It includes the measuring and mapping of caves and reporting on the flora and fauna found in them. One application of speleology is the tracing of the movement of underground waters to prevent water pollution. ... Read more |
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Dunhuang
Dunhuang or Tunhwang , town, extreme NW Gansu prov., China. Crescent Lake, a noted tourist attraction surrounded by high sand dunes, is there. The Caves of the Thousand Buddhas (Mogao Caves) are at nearby Qianfodong. The town and its environs were long a gateway between central Asia and China,... Read more |
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Machpelah
Machpelah , cave, near Hebron; also called the Cave of the Patriarchs. The Book of Genesis relates that it was bought by Abraham from Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, for a family burial place. The Mosque of Ibrahim, which now encloses the site, may be a successor to a structure built by the... Read more |
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feast of Weeks
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Olm
Proteus anguinus (olm, cave salamander) See PROTEIDAE.... Read more |
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Dead Sea Scrolls ancient leather and papyrus scrolls first discovered in 1947 in caves on the NW shore of the Dead Sea. Most of the documents were written or copied between the 1st cent. BC and the first half of the 1st cent. AD Scrolls of the Qumran Caves Three types of documents have been found... Read more |
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Xibalba
Xibalba In the mythology of the Maya of Middle America, Xibalba (place of fright) was an underground realm of the dead. Caves and pools of water served as entry points to the realm. During the later part of its history, the Mayan empire was sometimes called the empire of ... Read more |
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book of hours
book of hours form of prayer book developed in the 14th cent. from the prayers of clerics appended to the main service. The subjects of the miniature illustrations (see miniature painting ) were frequently derived from the appendix of the Psalter. The book of hours served as a devotional work... Read more |
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Sarah Weeks
Weeks, Sarah 1955-PersonalBorn March 18, 1955, in Ann Arbor, MI; children: Gabe, Nat. Education: Hampshire College, B.A.; New York University, M.F.A.AddressesHome—New York, NY. E-mail—authorweeks@aol.com.CareerSinger, songwriter, and children's book author. Member of adjunct faculty, New School... Read more |
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At home in the Perigord // Renting a house in France saves money without...
...renting a house for a week in the Perigord turned out to be...and prehistoric cave paintings. By the...excursions to the caves and wealth of other attractions in the Perigord and the Dordogne...French. But a phrase book - ... |
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Tribal pursuit. (book review)
...16.99) EVERY two weeks, somewhere in the world...in her impressive new book, Mother Tongues. No...of her earlier travel books, Drysdale decides to...paltry 14 years. The book is rich in anecdote and...Tours? The prehistoric caves of ... |
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A WEEK IN BOOKS
...abetted by a tie-in book from John Sutherland...publishers will gather in a cave in south-western France...Starting with The Clan of the Cave Bear in 1980, Auel...Sutherland radar). The new book has already hit the Amazon...plenty of oral sex in those ... |
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EAST OF BORDEAUX AND WEST OF PROVENCE.(Taste)
...home in France's Perigord Noir According to...the French rate the Perigord region, about 350...s most striking cave paintings, the region...enchanted with (the Perigord) that we thought...was looking to book additional American...together in ... |
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THE GOOD LIFE IN THE LAND OF TRUFFLES SHE'S AUSTRALIAN, HE'S BRITISH, AND...
...called La Combe en Perigord. Both were living...be met, spend a week eating foie gras...annual Frankfurt Book Fair. She attended...decided to look at Perigord, a region in the...Williams-Sonoma books for her. There...America). Harvey and ... |
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WHERE TWO RIVERS MEET; Meandering along idyllic waterways Peter Bacon...
...offices de tourismes de Perigord Noir would be particularly...bargain local red of the week in anywhere else. The...Limeuil in the guide books. Too small? Too similar...choosing between countless caves to visit. We chose La...vulnerability, but the ... |
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DEALS & DIVERSIONS
...photo opportunities. The week ends with a two-hand...Center near the Black Perigord region, and a meal will...guided tour through the caves at Les Eyzies by Christine...then will be held every week through the summer. The...seniors (62-plus). ... |