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The Evolutionary Leap to Bipedalism Took Place in Trees
... four legs to walking on two because they needed to travel more efficiently across open savanna land in Africa. ... four legs to walking on two because they needed to travel more efficiently across open savanna land in Africa. But ... was to see if savanna-mosaic chimpanzees did in fact spend more time on the ground than chimpanzees living in other ...
Nathan Falde - 16/12/2022 - 14:00
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The Many Faces of Merlin: Prophet, Architect, Holy Man
... masterminded the course of history. He is those things and more in Geoffrey’s History , but his Vita Merlini tells the ... a side that is both mystical and powerful, but all at once more human. The Vita Merlini tells the sotry of the madness ... 6 of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History . Although he is more famous for his role as advisor to King Arthur , his ...
Meagan Dickerson - 15/01/2022 - 18:00
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Ancient Greek Myth in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Medusa, The Minotaur and More?
... under wraps, but when the game is launched on October 5 more details will be revealed. The upcoming Assassin’s ... under wraps, but when the game is launched on October 5 more details will be revealed. So far, it is said that Medusa ... may be two major boss battles. Read on to find out more about these mythological creatures and take a first look ...
Alicia McDermott - 05/09/2018 - 14:00
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More light shed into the ancient Egyptian port
... Egyptian port which had the role of a gateway revealed more than 60 sunken ships, as presented at a recent ... a dramatic increase in water levels since then. With more than 60 ships and more than 700 different types of ancient anchors found, it is ...
ancient-origins - 30/03/2013 - 07:32
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Researcher Presents Evidence for Cherished Role of Prehistoric Dogs in the Siberian Arctic
... burial ever since humans have kept the loyal animal, even more than other domesticated animals like cats and horses, a ... their ancestors the wolves. A Loyal Companion and Much More: Dogs in Ancient China A Dog Eat Dog World: The Canine ... Study sheds new light on the origins of dogs “I’m more interested in what can we learn about people’s ...
Mark Miller - 04/03/2016 - 21:48
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Human Fire Use Over A Million Years Ago Seems More Likely
... before. But the Wonderwerk scientists knew they needed more evidence to back their work. The new methods could ... efficiency. Over time, this evolved into a smaller and more compact digestive tract, which freed up energy to allow ... digest protein better and obtain nutrition from food in a more holistic manner. Cooking also helped up free up time, as ...
Sahir - 29/06/2022 - 18:59
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Little Foot’s Skeleton Adds To Human Evolution Story
... a branch of our family tree, is an excellent way to make more sense of our bushy family tree, and understand better ... and lacks important elements – like a complete skull. A more complete skeleton, named Little Foot by researchers, ... Australopithecus skeleton ever discovered: it is more than 90% intact. The specimen has been dated to 3.67 ...
ancient-origins - 19/03/2020 - 00:53
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Stone Age Clothing: Function Over Fashion
... 8500 BC to 2000 BC, as metalworking began appearing more and more. 3.4 million years is a long, long time, and humans ... their own hunting skills. Naturally, these skills became more and more developed as time passed and hunting weapons ...
Aleksa Vučković - 12/01/2020 - 22:52
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7,000-year-old Siberian warrior: more advanced than we supposed?
... rebury 2,500-year-old mummy with angry spirit to prevent more disasters Did ancient Siberian princess use cannabis to ... in the area that we now call Western Siberia were much more interesting and thought-provoking than previously ... Kazakhstan Oldest Paleolithic Rock Art in Siberia May Be More Ancient than Previously Believed The find is in the ...
ancient-origins - 14/10/2015 - 21:51
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Tamoanchan – In Search of the Lost Cradle of Mesoamerican Civilizations
... builders had survived in the records of the Conquest. More views of the same corner construction at Chimalacatlan. ... about 2.5 meters (2.7 yards) long were also found nearby. More constructions were certainly planned near the summit of ... in all of Mesoamerica, but also quite possibly the oldest. More views of the same corner construction at Chimalacatlan. ...
Marco M. Vigato - 09/02/2019 - 01:43
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The Bronze Age - A Spark That Changed the World
... it - and that is the Chalcolithic . Chalcolithic is more commonly known as the Copper Age, an archaeological ... Stone Age. It began at different stages in the world, but more or less around the 5th millennium BC. It lasted for more than a thousand years, before the earliest discovery of ...
Aleksa Vučković - 15/01/2021 - 19:16
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The Doges of Venice: Venetian Rulers for More than a Millennium
... developed its military, especially naval capabilities. More importantly, it grew extremely wealthy, as a result of ... of a Christian ruler, i.e. the King of Hungary, and, more importantly, the Pope, attacking it was hardly a good ... least 25 votes out of 41. If no candidate received 25 or more votes, the electors would continue to vote until a ...
dhwty - 11/09/2021 - 22:53
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Citizen Scientists Find Over 1,000 Burial Mounds in Dutch Countryside
A throng of more than 6,000 amateur researchers from the heritage ... of archaeological and historical anomalies. A throng of more than 6,000 amateur researchers from the heritage ... The efforts of these citizen scientists to uncover more information about the ancient past hit the proverbial ...
Nathan Falde - 26/01/2023 - 21:57
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Pleistocene Epoch: Humans, Welcome to Earth
... human genus first evolved. The flora and fauna today also more or less reached their current form during the ... most of which have since died out. Lions were also much more common in Asia, as were rhinoceroses and elephants. ... living on the islands of the Philippines. Apes were also more common. Until about 300,000 BP, Gigantopithecus , ...
Caleb Strom - 19/10/2018 - 23:02
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More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite
... attributes other than her beauty, however, she was much more than just beautiful. The goddess was worshiped by ... Cyprus, from Idalion, 450 - 425 BC ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) In a more unromantic sphere, although still related to women and ... detachment offered a dedication only to Aphrodite. READ MORE… This is a free preview of an exclusive article from ...
MartiniF - 24/09/2016 - 02:04
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The Norse God Odin: Viking God of War, Father of Thor, But There’s More
... deity of the Norse pantheon. Although Odin was worshipped more generally in Germanic paganism, the information we have ... deity of the Norse pantheon. Although Odin was worshipped more generally in Germanic paganism, the information we have ... the belief that he fathered many gods with various women (more about which in a moment), Odin was also regarded as a ...
dhwty - 15/07/2021 - 14:29
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Was Comic Book Hero Superman Influenced by the Ancient Egyptian God Horus?
... of avenging one’s parents does not appear in Superman. MORE Hero of Alexandria and his Magical Jugs The Celtic ... gods through history Other claims of similarities are more seriously flawed. For example, the claim that both ... itself, and there is nothing to say that Upper Egypt was more advanced than Lower Egypt. The claim that Horus ...
dhwty - 03/04/2015 - 14:47
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Genetic Research Untangles Africa’s Human Evolutionary History
... a new African genetic research study that reveals more details An international team of anthropologists, ... a new African genetic research study that reveals more details about the fascinating and complex evolutionary ... creating diverse and complex cultures that became more active in trade and more interested in sharing ideas and ...
Nathan Falde - 25/02/2022 - 17:43
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Saint Patrick: When the True Story is More Exciting than the Legend
... and folk stories surrounding his life have become ever more ingrained in the Irish culture. He is credited with ... in many ways, the true facts of Patrick’s life are even more dramatic than the tales. Patrick was born into a wealthy ... symbols with Pagan ones so that the new religion could be more easily assimilated. An 18 th century historical account ...
Joanna Gillan - 17/03/2021 - 13:06
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Archaeological Mystery: 10,000 or More Caves were Dug into the Himalayas Over 2,000 Years Ago
... the remains of dozens of people who had lived 2000 or more years ago. Several other groups of researchers have ... “Quite honestly when I got there it was even bigger and more grand than anything I ever could ever have imagined.” ... found. A minority of the explored caves have been even more intriguing with their elaborate Buddhist murals and ...
aprilholloway - 19/08/2017 - 22:54