These evolved into significant populations that are best known through the spectacular burials ( dating to c. 500 – 900 CE ) at the Monagrillo archaeological site, and the beautiful polychrome pottery of the Gran Coclé style.

It was a pity because she had planned to lay a wreath at the foot of the Garibaldi statue, towering over Rome in spectacular benediction from the highpoint of the Gianicolo.

Chico Ruiz made a spectacular play on Alusik's grounder in the hole in the fourth and Wert came up with some good stops and showed a strong arm at third base.

After marveling at the view from the side of Stone Mountain, which Duke described as " spectacular ", the astronauts gathered samples in the vicinity.

Later, however, the British would have spectacular success defeating the Italians and Germans at the Battle of El Alamein in North Africa, and in the D-Day invasion of Normandy with the help of American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand forces.

DeMille was, however, adept at directing " thousands of extras ", and many of his pictures included spectacular set pieces, such as the parting of the Red Sea in both versions of The Ten Commandments, the toppling of the pagan temple in Samson and Delilah, train wrecks in The Road to Yesterday, Union Pacific and The Greatest Show on Earth, and the destruction of a zeppelin in Madame Satan.

The spectacular unauthorized demonstration of the turbine powered Turbinia at the 1897 Spithead Navy Review, which, significantly, was of torpedo boat size, prompted the Royal Navy to order a prototype turbine powered destroyer, HMS Viper of 1899.

Although his work has been criticized for the lack of candor in checking the " facts ", some of his text has been confirmed by recent research, like the spectacular remains of Roman gold mines in Spain, especially at Las Medulas, which Pliny probably saw in operation while a Procurator there a few years before he compiled the encyclopedia.

By using all of the momentum from giants and then releasing at the proper point, enough height can be achieved for spectacular dismounts, such as a triple-back salto.

Near their edges, the plateaus are cut by deep canyons, and at several points spectacular waterfalls drop to the narrow coastal plain.

The well preserved ruins of the ancient town often are compared to the spectacular ruins at Pompeii in Italy.

For the first three years of clad production, in lieu of proof sets, specimen sets were specially sold as " Special Mint Sets " minted at the San Francisco mint in 1965, 1966, and 1967 ( Deep Cameo versions of these spectacular coins are highly valued because of their rarity ).

Chapman had been dining with his lover and future fiancée Betty Farmer at the Hotel de la Plage immediately before his arrest and made a spectacular exit through the dining room window ( which was shut at the time ) when he saw undercover police coming to arrest him for crimes on the mainland.

" TO THE LIGHT at the Serpentine Gallery is part of the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week UK-wide celebration featuring internationally-renowned artists from Midsummer's Day on 21 June to the final day of the Paralympic Games on 9 September 2012.

** A spectacular Leonid meteor shower passes over Arizona, at the rate of 2, 300 a minute for 20 minutes.

It uncovered endemic corruption practices at the highest levels, causing many spectacular ( and sometimes controversial ) arrests and resignations.

Even at the height of its development as a chariot-racing circuit, the circus remained the most suitable space in Rome for religious processions on a grand scale, and was the most popular venue for large-scale venationes ; in the late 3rd century, the emperor Probus laid on a spectacular Circus show in which beasts were hunted through a veritable forest of trees, on a specially built stage.

In the following years, he and John T. Robinson made a series of spectacular finds, including fragments from six hominids in Sterkfontein, which they named Plesianthropus transvaalensis, popularly called Mrs. Ples, but which was later classified as an adult Australopithecus africanus, as well as more discoveries at sites in Kromdraai and Swartkrans.

One of the most spectacular examples of obligate mutualism is between the siboglinid tube worms and symbiotic bacteria that live at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps.

Although the young Swedish King Charles XII ( 1682 – 1718 ; reigned 1697 – 1718 ) won spectacular victories in the early years of the Great Northern War, most notably in the stunning success against the Russians at the Battle of Narva ( 1700 ), his plan to attack Moscow and force Russia into peace proved too ambitious.

The joy of Sebastian's potential recovery is overshadowed by a spectacular collision of the circus ' two trains, set up by Harry, the crooked midway operator fired by Brad, and Angel's rejected suitor, Klaus, as a byproduct of their robbing the circus pay wagon of the money earned by the show at the last stand.

Erice is located on top of Mount Erice, at around 750m above sea level, overlooking the city of Trapani, the low western coast towards Marsala, the dramatic Punta del Saraceno and Capo San Vito to the north-east, and the Aegadian Islands on Sicily's north-western coast, providing spectacular views.

The caves at Castellana Grotte are particularly spectacular.

Albert's Lyrebird is slightly smaller at a maximum of 90 cm ( male ) and 84 cm ( female ) ( around 30-35 inches ) They have smaller, less spectacular lyrate feathers than the Superb Lyrebird, but are otherwise similar.

Also associated with these spectacular burial mounds are the Pazyryk, an ancient people who lived in the Altai Mountains lying in Siberian Russia on the Ukok Plateau, near the borders with China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.

During the excavation of Pazyryk tombs, he discovered the world's most spectacular tattooed mummy.

and, though he repeated, over and over again, the spectacular figures of industrial and agricultural production in 1980, the `` ordinary '' people in Russia are still a little uncertain as to how `` communism '' is really going to work in practice, especially in respect of food.

Among its most spectacular features are its falls, the highest being Upper Yosemite which drops 2,425 feet.

In answering these questions, we need to ask not merely whether Communist troops have crossed over into territories they did not occupy before, and not merely whether disciplined agents of the Cominform are in control of governments from which they were formerly excluded: the success of Communism's war against the West does not depend on such spectacular and definitive conquests.

In Michigan, there is fine color on route 27 up to the Mackinac Straits, while the views around Marquette and Iron Mountain in the Upper Peninsula are spectacular.

Athletic jump smashes, where players jump upwards for a steeper smash angle, are a common and spectacular element of elite men's doubles play.

The springtime plantings in the median, maintained by Trinity Church, are spectacular.

Brochs are the most spectacular of a complex class of roundhouse buildings found throughout " Atlantic Scotland ".

The style was used in bronze by Bernini for his spectacular St. Peter's baldachin, actually a ciborium ( which displaced Constantine's columns ), and thereafter became very popular with Baroque and Rococo church architects, above all in Latin America, where they were very often used, especially on a small scale, as they are easy to produce in wood by turning on a lathe ( hence also the style's popularity for spindles on furniture and stairs ).

Its coordinates are 15 25 N, 61 20 W. It is known as " The Nature Island of the Caribbean " due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which is protected by an extensive natural park system.

Dives with multiple twists and somersaults are some of the most spectacular movements, as well as the most challenging to perform.

Well executed they are undoubtedly highly spectacular, but the risk of dropping the ball is so great as to make the practice extremely hazardous and its desirability doubtful.

The Leonids are famous because their meteor showers, or storms, can be, and have been in a few cases, among the most spectacular.

When, for example, television producers " pre-interview " participants in news and public affairs programs, to insure that they will speak in simple, attention-grabbing terms, and when the search for viewers leads to an emphasis on the sensational and the spectacular, people with complex or nuanced views are not allowed a hearing.

Although all the spies agreed that the land's resources were spectacular, only two of the twelve spies ( Joshua and Caleb ) were willing to try to conquer it, and are nearly stoned for their unpopular opinion.

Examples of external styles are Shaolinquan, with its direct explosive attacks and many Wushu forms that have spectacular aerial techniques.

The spectacular Bản Giốc Waterfall is 272 km north of Hanoi and few tourists are seen there.

Even his failures are spectacular.

The bulbous variety of earthflows are not that spectacular, but they are much more common than their rapid counterparts.

The layout of streets doesn't have the rectangular grid pattern typical of midtown Manhattan, but small streets " barely wide enough for a single lane of traffic are bordered on both sides by some of the tallest buildings in the city ", according to one description, which creates " breathtaking artificial canyons " offering spectacular views in some instances.

Some mountains offer spectacular views from their summits, while others are densely wooded.