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Large Byzantine-Era Farmstead Found Beneath Suburban Tel Aviv
In anticipation of an upcoming residential construction project in suburban Tel Aviv, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have been carrying out excavations to make sure the construction activity won’t be damaging any historical treasures. Even though preliminary surveys suggested something interesting might be buried below the building site, they weren’t necessarily expecting to find much. But contrary to those expectations, the archaeologists unearthed the remains of a large Byzantine-era farmstead.
Nathan Falde - 19/08/2021 - 14:56
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Ten Things the Ancients Did Better than Us
... The canals transported the water to places where it could feed into springs further down the mountain, in order to ...
aprilholloway - 08/09/2020 - 15:12
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Do Ancient Baby Teeth Really Prove Sexism In Ancient China?
Scientists analyzing 2500-year-old baby teeth have revealed evidence of gender inequality during Bronze Age China.
ashley cowie - 21/03/2020 - 21:57
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The Furry Ones Slain And Sacrificed To Bloodthirsty Deities
... of Nabta Playa created temporary camps in pastures to feed their domesticated goats and cows, but according to ...
ashley cowie - 22/07/2022 - 20:26
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Sumerian Vampires Inspired Tales of Bloodsucking Baobhan Sith, Satan, and Dracula
... during the day, but where the Transylvanian count had to feed every evening, baobhan sith only fed once a year. ...
ashley cowie - 18/06/2020 - 21:49
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Medieval Monks: The Life and Times of God’s Men in Robes
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a medieval monk? Perhaps you’ve wondered about the reasons behind becoming a monk, or what they do on a daily basis. Monasticism has existed for centuries and has been an essential part of ancient history. In fact, many of the historical records archaeologists have found were written by ancient monks.
Lex Leigh - 17/07/2022 - 18:56
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Why Did a Roman Era Corpse Have His Tongue Cut Out and a Stone Placed in His Mouth?
There was a time when people believed it possible for corpses to rise from the dead and haunt the living. Many modern people know now that zombies, vampires and other malevolent creatures are pure fiction, but there is evidence in many places and eras of deviant burial practices meant to keep the dead in their graves.
Mark Miller - 24/01/2017 - 13:59
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20,000-Year-Old Woman Burned In Fiery Death Ritual
The burnt remains of a woman discovered in an ancient Jordanian hunters’ camp have been dated to almost 20,000 years ago. And having been partially incinerated in an obscure death ritual, this discovery demonstrates beliefs towards death shifted much earlier than currently believed.
ashley cowie - 18/02/2021 - 17:56
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Does latest dating of camel bones reveal inaccuracy in the Bible?
Archaeologists from the University of Tel Aviv in Israel, have found that camels were not domesticated in Israel until around 900 BC, which is centuries later than famous Biblical figures were said to have ridden them, drawing into question the accuracy of Biblical stories involving Abraham,
aprilholloway - 06/02/2014 - 00:09
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Child Cemetery in Thessaloniki Sheds Light on Infant Plague Burials
A recent exploration of burial sites in Thessaloniki, Greece, has revealed that dozens of the burials are of children and infants. These poor young souls were not victims of a bloody war or tyrannous rule, but rather, the tragic Justinian plague of the sixth century.
Sahir - 04/05/2021 - 18:52
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Monstrous Demons of Asian Folklore
... consumed the blood of new mothers and if it didn’t feed, it infected them with a wasting disease and anyone who ...
ashley cowie - 30/10/2019 - 21:52
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The Great Salt Lake Enigma: Science Shows Anomalies – Evidence of a Global Flood?
When the first American settlers reached the shore of the Great Salt Lake in the middle of the 19th century, many of them believed that this vast inland sea was a remnant of the floodwaters that had swept across the whole Earth in the Great Deluge. At that time, the acceptance of the Biblical deluge as a real and historical event was as universal as the flood itself was believed to be, among t
Brad Yoon - 14/08/2021 - 01:28
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Researchers to revisit ancient Antikythera wreck using new technology
... that allows for two-way communications, a live video feed, and monitoring of the suit and its wearer. Exosuit ...
aprilholloway - 08/06/2014 - 03:46
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Arabians Used Ambergris Whale Feces To Make Perfume!
... gut-slurry only produced by sperm whales. Sperm whales feed on cephalopods, such as squid, whose sharp beaks and ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 11/04/2023 - 22:50
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Church of the Apostles Found? Maybe, But It’s Underwater for Now
Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority have made what they claim to be a major discovery.
Ed Whelan - 21/05/2020 - 18:46
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Exquisite Maps Reveal a Worldwide Mythical Creatures List
Every country in the world has their own special connection with cryptids. Legendary beasts have been linked to unexplained phenomena for centuries. Now all of the most famous mythical creatures have been put into one list and a marvelous map. While some places share a favored legendary beast on the global mythical creatures list, there are notable differences in how they describe that being which holds cultural significance.
Alicia McDermott - 30/10/2020 - 17:06
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Record UK Drought Exposes Ancient Sunken Village and Bridge
It’s almost out of a fairy tale, with the added caveat of having the dirty underbelly of global warming revealed yet again! A Yorkshire sunken village with Viking origins has re-emerged after water levels of the reservoir it was under sank alarmingly low after the most recent heatwave in the UK.
The sunken village of Baitings has been underwater since the 1950s when the reservoir was built. And that was the last time one could still cross the original Ripponden Old Bridge.
Sahir - 14/08/2022 - 18:59
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King Destroys Those on his Hit List, One by One – Eannatum: The First Conqueror? Part I
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, lies a land known as Mesopotamia. It was here that men found suitable land, which they pierced, ripped, and seeded. Once the seeds took root, civilization was born. Lagash, like other city-states of its time, shared control over resources and social actives between the palace and temple. The temple controlled a great amount of land and exerted a powerful influence over the people. The palace authority controlled as much if not more land than the temple.
Cam Rea - 06/03/2017 - 15:28
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Fuente Magna, the Controversial Rosetta Stone of the Americas
... Maximiliano admitted that he had used the bowl to feed his pigs. The Fuente Magna Bowl was found to have two ...
aprilholloway - 24/08/2015 - 00:55
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What Ancient Farmers Teach Us About Adapting to Climate Change
... knowledge and a resource enabling communities to feed themselves. Chinampa techniques use canals and ... the raised fields were not there to help farmers feed themselves. They were a technology for exploiting labor ...
ancient-origins - 03/03/2024 - 13:54