The destruction of the silver pipes from Ur: a new proposal

This paper proposes that the silver pipes found in the Royal Cemetery of Ur (ca.2450 BCE) were intentionally made unfit for use after having been used to play music during the johnny cash style clothing funerary procession that led to the burial of the deceased in Private here Grave 333.Based on Mesopotamian archaeological and cuneiform evidence, a

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Simulation-Based Development of Gradient Woven Fabrics for Biomimetic Implants to Restore Tendons and Ligaments

Tendons and ligaments are complex tissues that are necessary for human movement.Injuries occur very commonly and treatment quite often requires implants.Such implants must be adapted to the biological and structural composition of human tendons and ligaments.Thus, the objective is to realize graded, biomimetic tendon and read more ligament implants

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