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Mark Miller

Mark Miller has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and is a former newspaper and magazine writer and copy editor who's long been interested in anthropology, mythology and ancient history. His hobbies are writing and drawing.

 

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Newly discovered petroglyphs at Montserrat.
5 June, 2016 - 00:50 Mark Miller

Local hikers discover Pre-European petroglyphs on the Caribbean Island of Montserrat

Ancient rock carvings of a type seen in northern South America and in parts of the Caribbean have been discovered for the first time on the island of Montserrat. In January, local hikers came across...
More than a Dozen Mysterious Prehistoric Tunnels in Cornwall, England, Mystify Researchers
4 June, 2016 - 00:35 Mark Miller

More than a Dozen Mysterious Prehistoric Tunnels in Cornwall, England, Mystify Researchers

More than a dozen tunnels have been found in Cornwall, England, that are unique in the British Isles. No one knows why Iron Age people created them. The fact that the ancients supported their tops...
Newly Discovered Ancient Roman Writing Tablets Provide Snapshots of Roman-Era London
2 June, 2016 - 21:49 Mark Miller

Newly Discovered Ancient Roman Writing Tablets Provide Snapshots of Roman-Era London

Recently discovered ancient British Roman texts on wax-covered wood tablets with legal, correspondence, note-taking and accounting documents have been translated, and researchers are now releasing...
Deep in a Cave in France Neanderthals Constructed Mysterious Ring Structures 176,000 Years Ago
28 May, 2016 - 00:43 Mark Miller

Deep in a Cave in France Neanderthals Constructed Mysterious Ring Structures 176,000 Years Ago

Not a lot is known about the Neanderthals, but researchers say circular arrangements of 176,000-year-old stalagmites in a cave in France shows they were carrying out some kind of cultural or...
Ancient Peruvian Queen Mummy and her Sacrifice Victims to Undergo DNA Analysis
27 May, 2016 - 14:44 Mark Miller

Ancient Peruvian Queen Mummy and her Sacrifice Victims to Undergo DNA Analysis

A research delegation from Harvard University is making a visit this week to Peru to take DNA samples from the mummified remains of the famous Señora de Cao (‘Lady of Cao’), a powerful queen of the...
Archaeologists discover a prehistoric brewery in China dating back 5,000 years
25 May, 2016 - 21:40 Mark Miller

Archaeologists discover a prehistoric brewery in China dating back 5,000 years

New research has revealed that prehistoric people of China were beer drinkers. Tests have just confirmed residue on vessels that indicate the presence of beer 5,000 years ago in Shaanxi Province in...
Newly translated Egyptian papyrus reveals evil spells of coercion, love incantations and healing recipes
21 May, 2016 - 21:50 Mark Miller

Newly Translated Egyptian Papyrus Reveals Evil Spells of Coercion, Love Incantations and Healing Recipes

Some ancient Egyptian papyri have recently been translated and were found to be magic incantations intended to cast love spells, treat disease and force people to do the bidding of the person casting...
3,600-Year-Old Town of Treasures Excavated in Gaza
21 May, 2016 - 03:39 Mark Miller

3,600-Year-Old Town of Treasures Excavated in Gaza

A rich trading town dating back about 3,600 years has been under excavation in the Gaza Strip on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Archaeologists have uncovered stunning gold jewelry, scarabs and...
Ancient structure that measured the Nile for tax purposes uncovered in Egypt
20 May, 2016 - 03:41 Mark Miller

Ancient structure that measured the Nile for tax purposes uncovered in Egypt

While the Nile River receded from the area long ago, workers in the ancient town of Thmuis, Egypt, digging the foundation of a water pumping station recently found a nilometer—a device that measured...
5,000-Year-Old Unlooted Tomb of Thracian Warrior is Biggest Find of the Year in Turkey
17 May, 2016 - 23:50 Mark Miller

5,000-Year-Old Unlooted Tomb of Thracian Warrior is Biggest Find of the Year in Turkey

The intact tomb of a Thracian warrior dating back some 5,000 years has been excavated in Turkey, the Istanbul Archaeology Museum announced. Experts are calling it the biggest archaeological find so...
Romans, quaking in their Sandals After an Attack by Boudica, built a Massive Fort to Defend London
14 May, 2016 - 00:39 Mark Miller

Romans, quaking in their Sandals After an Attack by Boudica, built a Massive Fort to Defend London

Around 60 AD Queen Boudica of the Iceni (a Celtic clan) attacked and razed London, a Roman city of ancient Britain. Now, researchers have just announced that in response to Boudica and her warriors’...
Metals in Bronze Age Weapons Discovered in Sweden Came from Distant Lands
13 May, 2016 - 21:35 Mark Miller

Metals in Bronze Age Weapons Discovered in Sweden Came from Distant Lands

Researchers analyzing bronze daggers, swords, and axes found in bogs and graves at various places in Sweden over the years have made a surprising find. Some of the artifacts date as far back 3,600...
Remains of Disgraced Chinese Emperor Undergo DNA Analysis as more Treasures of His Tomb Are Revealed
13 May, 2016 - 00:33 Mark Miller

Remains of Disgraced Chinese Emperor Undergo DNA Analysis as more Treasures of His Tomb Are Revealed

The few remaining bones and teeth of a man who briefly ruled as emperor of ancient China and then was forced out for moral failings will undergo DNA analysis to shed light on his health, diet, and...
Astounding Find: Archaeologists Discover Mummy of an 18-week Fetus from Ancient Egypt
12 May, 2016 - 21:54 Mark Miller

Astounding Find: Archaeologists Discover Mummy of an 18-week Fetus from Ancient Egypt

About 2,600 years ago someone in Egypt mummified a fetus that had been no more than 18 weeks in the womb before an apparent miscarriage. Researchers had thought the tiny coffin contained embalmed...
Second Anglo-Saxon cemetery with fascinating grave goods unearthed near Stonehenge
8 May, 2016 - 00:45 Mark Miller

Second Anglo-Saxon cemetery with fascinating grave goods unearthed near Stonehenge

For the second time in one month archaeologists have found an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near the prehistoric Stonehenge monument on the Salisbury Plain in England. The cemetery is about 1,300 years old...
Ritually Motivated Traditions May Be Behind Holes Drilled into Skulls in Prehistoric Russia
6 May, 2016 - 21:52 Mark Miller

Ritually Motivated Traditions May Be Behind Holes Drilled into Skulls in Prehistoric Russia

Researchers believe holes cut in people’s skulls more than 4,000 years ago in Russia involved some kind of rite rather than medical surgery. Amazingly, some of the people, who were apparently very...

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