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Details of First Historically Recorded Plague Pandemic Revealed by Ancient Genomes
... reconstructed 8 plague genomes from Britain, Germany, France and Spain and uncovered a previously unknown level of ... sites with multiple burials in Austria, Britain, Germany, France and Spain. They were able to reconstruct 8 new Y. ... 8 th centuries AD. The 8 new genomes came from Britain, France, Germany and Spain. “The retrieval of genomes that ...
ancient origins - 04/06/2019 - 21:37
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Who Were the Three Musketeers Based On? (Video)
... in the tumultuous political landscape of 17th-century France. The Three Musketeers, immortalized in Alexandre ... in the tumultuous political landscape of 17th-century France. Musketeers, originally armed with muskets but ... through treacherous political waters to stabilize France after years of religious and civil unrest . The ...
Robbie Mitchell - 23/02/2024 - 18:41
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The Mysterious 'Alien' Stone Monuments of Nuku Hiva
... the history of Nuku Hiva’s relationship with France also helps to shine light on its cultural shifts over ... eliminated over 90% of the Nuku Hivan population. After France took possession of the islands in 1842 and began ... the population from depleting entirely. In 1946, France declared French Polynesia an overseas territory of ...
Lex Leigh - 12/04/2022 - 18:58
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Lost For Two Millennia: Ancient Necropolis Found Beneath Paris Train Station
... demonstrated Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plan to raise France’s minimum pension age from 62 to 64. Battling police ... only when plans were announced for a new station exit that France's National Institute of Preventive Archaeological ... built in the heart of what is now Paris. According to France’s Ministry of Culture , it was the largest burial ...
ashley cowie - 22/04/2023 - 23:00
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6,300-Year-Old Settlement Was Home to Earliest Megalithic Builders
Archaeologists in France have found evidence of a 6,300-year-old fortified ... to Europe’s first megalithic builders! Archaeologists in France have found evidence of a 6,300-year-old fortified ... identified the elusive Le Peu enclosure in southwestern France as where some of them lived. The site was first ...
Sahir - 22/02/2023 - 13:57
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Timeless Beauty at Cairn de Barnenez – The Prehistoric Parthenon
... to step back in time, the Cairn de Barnenez located in France’s Brittany is ideal. As one of the world’s oldest ... ago. Aerial view of the Cairn of Barnenez in Brittany, France. ( AUFORT Jérome / Adobe Stock) Dual-Phase ... years ago. Top image: The Cairn of Barnenez in Brittany, France. Source: Eve / Adobe Stock By Wu Mingren Timeless ...
dhwty - 01/02/2023 - 00:52
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The True History Behind “The Last Duel” - A Tale of Trial by Combat
... Carrouges and the squire Jacques le Gris in 14th century France. The story of this so-called “Last Duel” became so ... story. It was also the last judicial duel fought in France. Man Demands Trial By Combat With Ex-Wife and Her ... the common fate for many nobles and their sons in medieval France. In his youth, Jean served in the retinue of Count of ...
Aleksa Vučković - 20/10/2021 - 14:43
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Joyeuse: The Legendary Sword of Charlemagne
... He ruled a vast kingdom that encompassed what is now France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and the Low Countries, ... in honor of the sword. The town of Joyeuse in Ardèche, France (Alainauzas/ CC BY-SA 3.0 ) There are no historical ... King Philip the Bold, which was held in Reims Cathedral, France, and many kings after that. The sword was kept in the ...
Bryan Hill - 16/04/2024 - 14:52
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Ancient Lutetia: The Roman Roots of Paris
Over two millennia ago, France’s capital, Paris, was inhabited by Celtic Gauls who ... They renamed their city Lutetia... Over two millennia ago, France’s capital, Paris, was inhabited by Celtic Gauls who ... ‘place near a swamp’. As Paris became the capital of France, there was a need for the city to have a glorious ...
dhwty - 05/07/2020 - 23:02
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Shipwreck's 350-Year-Old Bottles of Wine Are Up for Auction - Would You Take a Sip?
... Vigne et du Vin at the University of Burgundy, in Dijon, France. Divers find largest golden coin hoard ever discovered ... likely a Bordeaux , from a vineyard in the south-west of France. The bottles probably sank while being transported from France to Hamburg. The shipwreck wine is most likely from a ...
Ed Whelan - 05/06/2019 - 18:58
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Imported Timber is the Newly Discovered Secret to Building Rome
... specialist device, called a LINTAB device. Planks from France It was found that four of the planks were hewn from ... was with oaks from the Jura Mountains, in south-east France , which in the Roman period was in the Province of ... by the Romans. Map of Roman provinces in today’s France and Germany, with Roman’s probable logistics network ...
Ed Whelan - 06/12/2019 - 02:21
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The Mystery of the Four Golden Hats of the Bronze Age
... status. The Four Gold Hats. From Left to Right: Vienne, France (1844); Southern Germany or Switzerland (1996); ... different locations, three of them in Germany and one in France. There is, of course, the possibility that more gold ... is the Avanton Gold Cone, discovered in Avanton, France in 1844. The Avanton hat is believed to have been ...
mrreese - 01/02/2015 - 12:16
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Aurignacians: The First Artistic Culture?
... it to produce different sounds. The Cave of Aurignac in France. (Totor-22 / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) The Cave of Aurignac: ... Europe was found in the commune of Aurignac in Southwest France. The Cave of Aurignac has been excavated several times ... 1800s, and was declared a national Historic Monument by France in 1921. Inside the cave, archaeologists have found ...
Lex Leigh - 22/05/2022 - 18:58
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Researchers Unlock the Mystery of the Mummified Lung of a Merovingian Queen
... a stone sarcophagus in the Basilica of St. Denis, Paris, France. Since then, researchers have often wondered just how ... of Queen Arnegunde, Basilica of St. Denis, Paris, France. ( CC BY SA 3.0 ) Although the jewelry and fine ... Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Elongated Skulls in France Double Medieval child burial, one Pagan, one ...
Alicia McDermott - 20/04/2016 - 14:52
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King Henry II Brought Law and Order to His Kingdom But His Rebellious Family Was A Different Matter
... life and reign. When was Henry II Born? Henry was born in France in 1133. He was king of England from 1154 to 1189, ... counties of Anjou and Maine and the duchy of Normandy in France. He married Eleanor of Aquitaine, adding Aquitaine and ... to his lands. He owned more French lands than the king of France himself. Eleanor was 11 years Henry’s senior. They ...
Mark Miller - 28/12/2018 - 01:48
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Extensive Study Claims Stone Age Sailors Spread the Concept of Megalithic Sites Like Stonehenge
... found that the earliest megaliths came from North-West France in the region of Brittany. They found that the first ... megaliths developed in this area on the Atlantic coast of France in about 4,700 BC. This was not a surprise finding as ... which date from 5000 BC in the region. Dolmen near Carnac, France, known as "Roch-Feutet" or "er-Roc'h-Feutet". ...
Ed Whelan - 12/02/2019 - 23:00
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Baphomet: Was the Diabolical Demon Really Worshipped by Knights Templars?
... the powerful Knights Templars were being suppressed in France. The King of France, Philip IV, was in heavy financial debt to the order, ... Templars and another Templar. From the ‘Chroniques de France ou de St Denis.’ ( Public Domain ) Whilst some of ...
dhwty - 04/11/2018 - 19:00
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Fort Diamant, A Little French Gem in South America
The presence of France has been documented in the Caribbean and Latin ... French Guiana, located in South America, is part of France and the only territory of the mainland Americas that ... is still part of a European country. The presence of France has been documented in the Caribbean and Latin America ...
Ed Whelan - 09/08/2019 - 01:16
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Roman Craft Center, And Shoes, Unearthed Next to French Canal
... in a cocoon of silt for 1,700 years, archaeologists in France have excavated a well-preserved Roman craft center. ... in a cocoon of silt for 1,700 years, archaeologists in France have excavated a well-preserved Roman craft center. ... river Lys in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Hauts-de-France region of France. The Gallic name for Thérouanne was ...
ashley cowie - 06/06/2023 - 18:22
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Kitchen Mantelpiece Masterpiece Sold For Almost $27 Million
... exceeding the auctioneers estimate. The work was found in France in and elderly lady’s home during a clear-out and it ... exceeding the auctioneers estimate. The work was found in France in and elderly lady’s home during a clear-out and it ... said the sum, paid by an anonymous buyer from northern France, was a new world record for a medieval painting sold ...
Ed Whelan - 28/10/2019 - 15:07