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Bronze Age Mining in Europe Dates Back Earlier than Previously Thought
... metres thick. The mountainous region of Bartholomäberg in Austria is giving up its Bronze Age secrets to researchers. ( ... says Professor Krause. A Bronze Age sword from Upper Austria, found in a river. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) For ...
ancient-origins - 14/11/2015 - 14:51
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Santa’s Horned Helper: The Fearsome Legend of Krampus, Christmas Punisher
... . A greeting card depicting Saint Nikolaus and Krampus in Austria. ( Public Domain ) According to National Geographic, ... The myth of Krampus can be found in the Alpine regions, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic, ... onlookers. Krampus parade in Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria, 2013. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Many cities and towns, in ...
lizleafloor - 03/12/2015 - 21:49
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New Discoveries Show Child Labor is an Ancient Curse
... salt mining from the Hallstatt culture. Museum Hallstatt, Austria. ( CC BY 2.5 ) The in-depth study of children in ... excavating the ancient salt mines of Hallstatt, Austria, discovered a child-sized leather cap dated to ... from the Hallstatt culture, 800-400 BC. Museum Hallstatt, Austria. ( CC BY 2.5 ) A Global Situation Elsewhere around ...
ashley cowie - 21/09/2018 - 14:02
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Has Livy’s History of Rome Skewed Our View of the Early Empire?
... statue at the Austrian Parliament Building in Vienna, Austria. (Acediscovery / CC BY 4.0 ) The Early Life of Livy ...
Robbie Mitchell - 19/12/2022 - 21:53
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Researchers Discover Gladiator Fans Had Souvenirs, Fast Food, and Fresh-Baked Treats at Their Fingertips
A team of archaeologists from Austria claim that they have uncovered the remnants of ... of the ancient Roman city of Carnuntum in modern-day Austria. The team also created impressive digital ... looked like at its heyday. A team of archaeologists from Austria claim that they have uncovered the remnants of ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 05/04/2017 - 13:53
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Christkind: How Does this Christmas Gift-Bringer Differ from Santa Claus?
... is popular in such European countries as Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Slovakia, ... and his presence is seen as a sort of ‘invasion’. In Austria, for example, some have decided to fight back against Santa Claus (It may be noted that Austria, while being a largely Catholic country, adopted ...
dhwty - 24/12/2021 - 00:48
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Conrad Haas’ Flying Javelin: Yes, It Is 16th Century Rocket Science
... a village in Hernals, a modern district in Vienna, Austria. Haas is recorded to have served as a military ...
dhwty - 04/12/2017 - 22:55
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Scold’s Bridles: 12 Torturous and Humiliating Shame Masks of the Middle Ages (In Pics)
... or mask of shame, in the Fortress Museum, Salzburg, Austria ( Klaus D. Peter / CC by SA 3.0) A mask of ... (Public domain) A 17 th /18 th century shame mask from Austria ( CC by SA 2.0 ) Top image: A Scold’s Bridle used ...
Joanna Gillan - 07/10/2022 - 14:53
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Inbreeding Armageddon Annihilated The Habsburg Dynasty
... Theresa of Spain, Diego Velázquez, and Mariana of Austria. (Dcoetzee / Public Domain ) Inbreeding Armageddon Of ... of the family “Maximilian I, his daughter Margaret of Austria, his nephew Charles I of Spain, Charles' ... to cover both conditions. Engraving of Margaret of Austria of the Habsburg dynasty. (Hansmuller / Public Domain ...
ashley cowie - 03/12/2019 - 17:53
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Seven Scandalous Love Affairs of French Queens
... life and reign. 3. French Queen Marie Louise of Austria and the Austrian Count It appears that French queens ... counts. It has been alleged that Queen Marie Louise of Austria, the second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte , was busy ...
Robbie Mitchell - 28/08/2023 - 14:42
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Maria Theresa of Spain: Betrayal, Incest, and Black Baby Rumors
... as well. Balthasar was betrothed to his cousin, Mariana of Austria. As Philip had lost his wife and Mariana her ... a close relationship with her mother-in-law, Anne of Austria, who was also Maria Theresa’s paternal aunt. Both ... Château de Versailles, 2018. Maria Theresa of Austria. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 05/12/2018 - 01:51
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Buried Face-Down 400-Years-Ago, But Through A Fear Of Zombies, Or God?
... and post-medieval burials in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. Their geographical distribution can be seen in the ... over the course of 900 years in Switzerland, Germany , and Austria. The researchers found most of these burials dated to ... and post-medieval burials in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria included in the study. Source: ( Claudia Maria ...
ashley cowie - 04/09/2020 - 23:01
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Chivalry and The Order of the Golden Fleece
... and its overseas empire, the Netherlands, parts of Italy, Austria, and Germany. Towards the end of his life, Charles ...
dhwty - 13/05/2021 - 15:01
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Loved to Death? Autopsy Reveals Shocking Cause of Death for Mummified Child
... that some of them actually achieved princely status in Austria by 1765. Yet despite his exalted family status, it ...
Nathan Falde - 26/10/2022 - 22:53
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New Study Raises Questions about the Tyrolean Iceman’s Murder Scene
... unexplored ice dome in the Ötztal Alps on the border of Austria and Italy has examined the environment in which the ... unexplored ice dome in the Ötztal Alps on the border of Austria and Italy has examined the environment in which the ... Bohleber of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria, and published in Nature , states that “The ...
Alicia McDermott - 17/12/2020 - 17:58
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The Powerful Hallstatt Culture: Foundation of the Proto-Celtic World
... after a famous archeological site that is located in Upper Austria, on the shores of the Hallstätter See - a ... El Dorado: Stunning Golden Sun Bowl Found in Austria Healthy, Mostly Veg, Food Was Delivered to Bronze Age ... In many archeological digs within modern-day Germany, Austria , and France, the Hallstatt remains were found to ...
Aleksa Vučković - 15/10/2021 - 22:54
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Krampus: The Terrifying Christmas Devil Who Punished Naughty Children
... Krampus tradition is popular in countries such as Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic. The name ... by the conservative and nationalist parties of Germany and Austria in the 1930s. The Rise of Krampus, the Christmas ... the annual Krampus festival to be canceled. One city in Austria instead chose to introduce the newcomers to their ...
Kerry Sullivan - 06/12/2022 - 21:55
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The Curious Apparitions of Pagan Goddesses to the German Knights Templar
... commander of a "section" returning from the crusades to Austria in 1220 received an apparition believed to be of the ... knight Templar and commander Hubertus Koch, returning to Austria from the crusades with a small company, arrived at ... the Untersberg Mountain. Untersberg Mountain in Salzburg, Austria. (Giuseppe Milo / CC BY 3.0 ) The purpose of these ...
Geoffrey Brooks - 25/04/2020 - 01:08
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Syphilis widespread in Central Europe even before Columbus voyage to America
... from excavations at the cathedral square of St. Pölten, Austria "The discovery clearly refutes the previous theory," ... Urban Archaeology Department of the state capital of Lower Austria. Additional studies of the living conditions and ... excavation, "Cathedral Place" Saint Poelten, Austria ( Ingrid Hedbavny / Flickr ) This remarkable ...
aprilholloway - 23/11/2015 - 03:47
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Making the Dead Speak: Scientists Plan to Recreate the Voice of Otzi the Iceman
... 5,300-Year-Old Ötzi the Iceman Has 19 Living Relatives In Austria Scientists discover new tattoos on 5,300-year-old ... by some German tourists in a glacier in Oetz Valley, Austria, in 1991, he has been the source of numerous tests. ... found . Image of the Iceman in a glacier in Oetz Valley, Austria. ( CC BY NC ND 2.0 ) Even his tattoos were subjected ...
Alicia McDermott - 24/02/2016 - 14:54