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New Study Indicates that Europe Owes Ancestry and Agriculture to Early Anatolian Farmers
Anatolia was a source of not just agriculture but of human ancestry during the advent of farming in Europe around 8,000 years ago, according to a researcher from Stockholm University.
Mark Miller - 05/01/2016 - 21:46
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Skeleton 3,000 years old lends credence to claims of Ancient Greeks sacrificing humans
... of Classical Mythology, Religion, Literature and Art. There was another legend that Lycaon had 50 impious ...
Mark Miller - 11/08/2016 - 14:50
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The Missing Prince And The Missing Papyri
A strange mystery baffled Egyptologists when opening the tombs of kings who had been laid to rest in The Valley of the Kings.
Calumy - 17/07/2020 - 21:34
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Cadbury’s Chocolate Blasted For Sponsoring Archaeological Vandalism
In 1985, Cadbury chocolatiers encouraged the British public to trespass and dig on protected archaeological sites in an advertising campaign known as the ‘Creme Egg Scandal’ which caused a number of complaints from landowners leading to the contest being called off. And now, they’ve done it again!
ashley cowie - 19/03/2019 - 22:04
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Ancient Butter Dish Found in Scottish Lake Still Held Butter
Researchers have found an unusual but especially important discovery in a Scottish lake: an ancient butter dish, made of wood, that has miraculously survived in water, for over two millennia. This unique ancient butter dish is providing new insights into the people who once lived on the shores of Scotland’s lakes two thousand years ago during the Iron Age.
Ed Whelan - 24/07/2020 - 19:11
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Walls of ancient Egyptian school etched with words of encouragement for the students
... became part of a large house that contained colourful art, including images of the Olympian gods, was discovered in ...
aprilholloway - 12/02/2014 - 01:14
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The first case of biological warfare in history | Ancient Origins
Plagues and pandemics are a very unfortunate part of life on earth, as many of us have found out the hard way throughout history.
But while some plagues can occur accidentally in nature, others are much more deliberate - even being used as a weapon of war or bio weapon. Sounds like something out of a James Bond movie, doesn’t it? Well, today we’ll be looking at the first recorded case of biological warfare in ancient history, which frighteningly may have indirectly killed 200 million people.
ancient-origins - 03/02/2022 - 20:06
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6200-year-old parasite egg may be first proof of early human technology spreading disease
Latest research shows that schistosomiasis, a disease caused by flatworm parasites, may have been spread by earliest crop irrigation in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting early technology exacerbated disease burden.
aprilholloway - 23/06/2014 - 23:31
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Eat Like a Viking: Ancient Gruel Was Tastier Than it Sounds!
Gruel. Indecipherable grey mush slopped on a plate? Not necessarily! Viking food was simple but that was just the beginning. Porridge and gruel made from whole or cracked grains were popular meals for Viking families.
Alicia McDermott - 20/09/2020 - 00:23
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The ancient Lycians and their spectacular rock-cut tombs
The ancient Lycians are among the most enigmatic people of antiquity because little historical record has been left behind them. But what has been discovered reveals a fascinating people culturally distinct from the rest of the ancient world at the time. Around twenty major sites remain today with the Lycians' unusual funerary architecture, including incredible rock-cut tombs carved into cliff faces dominating the breathtaking unspoiled land of Lycia.
dhwty - 15/06/2014 - 00:18
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Bryn Celli Ddu: Ancient Stone Circle and Passage Tomb Was for the Living and the Dead
... Over the last three years, we have discovered 10 new rock art panels and this year the picture has developed to include ...
dhwty - 04/10/2018 - 01:14
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Knifeman Stabs Tourists at Jordanian Site Jerash
Eight people, including four foreign tourists, have been stabbed in Jerash, an ancient tourist location in Jordan. Conflicting reports about the attack are presenting varying details about the injuries, but local media said at least two people were in “critical condition.”
ashley cowie - 06/11/2019 - 21:47
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Battle Of The Pterosaurs! Britain vs China In Dinosaur Wrangle
The word “pterosaur” translates to “winged lizard” and these creatures existed during most of the Mesozoic period: from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous (228 to 66 million years ago). Pterosaurs are the earliest vertebrates known to have been able to fly.
ashley cowie - 30/09/2020 - 00:41
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The Curious Case Of Frederick Soddy And The Forgotten Race Of Men
In 1921, Frederick Soddy won the Noble Prize in chemistry for his research into radioactive substances and his studies of isotopes, yet curiously this Oxford scientist mused about a “forgotten race of men”.
Dr. Benjamin B. Olshin - 04/06/2021 - 19:47
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Mysterious Underground Labyrinth in Scotland May Have Originally Been a Druid Temple
... ( CC BY SA 2.0 ) According to Julian Spalding, a writer, art expert, historian, and the former head of Glasgow's ...
Natalia Klimczak - 07/03/2016 - 21:55
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Megalithic Peru, Nazca & Bolivia
Join Megalithomania and Hidden Inca Tours on a once in a lifetime expedition around the megalithic temples of Peru, Nazca and Bolivia. With guest hosts Glenn and Cameron Broughton.
Brien Foerster has published several book on ancient Peruvian culture and collaboared with David Hatcher Childress on "The Enigma of the Elongated Skulls". He is a regular guest on Ancient Aliens (History Channel) and is one of the worlds leading researchers on the elonghated skulls and the pre-history of Peru.
ancient-origins - 20/03/2013 - 17:04
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Understanding the Dharma Wheel: This Ancient Symbol Holds Secret Meanings
... Buddha-nature. The Dharma Wheel has often been depicted in art. One of the oldest depictions of the Dharma Wheel may be ...
dhwty - 22/11/2018 - 18:54
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Marutsakha Takes Flight: Modern Aviation Based on Ancient Vimana
... Vaimanika Shastra Talpade, a professor at the School of Art in Bombay had a special interest in Vedic Sanskrit which ...
Enrico - 04/11/2019 - 21:25
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Pirate’s Crossed Bones Rise from Ghost Ship – Are They the Remains of Notorious Pirate Samuel Bellamy?
Scientists in Massachusetts will soon know if bones discovered in a pirate shipwreck belong to one of the most notorious Pirates of the Caribbean that ever sailed the seven seas - Captain Samuel “Black" Bellamy.
ashley cowie - 12/02/2018 - 13:57
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Modern Humans Emerged More than 300,000 Years Ago New Study Suggests
A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from KwaZulu-Natal revealed that southern Africa has an important role to play in writing the history of humankind. A research team from Uppsala University, Sweden, the Universities of Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand, South Africa, presents their results in the September 28th early online issue of Science.
ancient-origins - 29/09/2017 - 01:52