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Archaeologists discover 2,300-year-old dental implant in Iron Age burial chamber
... implant among the remains of a Celtic woman in northern France. The implant is the oldest of its kind discovered in ... richly furnished burial chamber in Le Chene, France. The iron implant, which is the same size and shape as ... burial. Featured image: Dental implant found in Le Chene, France. Photo credit: Antiquity Publications Ltd By April ...
aprilholloway - 28/05/2014 - 14:34
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The House of Trastámara: The Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon Take Spain
... Henry was forced to flee Castile, and ended up in France. Henry was finally able to overthrow Peter in 1366, ... at Burgos , whilst Peter fled north to into southwestern France, which was at the time under English control. There, ... the battle victorious, and Henry was forced to flee to France. An Anglo-Portuguese army (right) defeats the French ...
dhwty - 11/03/2022 - 00:57
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Mysterious Notre Dame Lead Sarcophagus Will be Opened!
... Cathedral in the heart of Paris, built at a time when France was moving towards its identity as a nation, all the ... Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris, built at a time when France was moving towards its identity as a nation, all the ... has revealed remains of remarkable scientific quality,” France's Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot said. The French ...
Sahir - 17/04/2022 - 23:00
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How smart were the Neanderthals really?
... given them credit for. Now a new investigation in France , which is due to be published in the Quaternary ... believed to be. An international team of scientists from France, the US and Spain, conducted analyses on stone tools ... Abri du Maras, in the Middle Rhône Valley in southeastern France. Their analyses revealed cut marks on bones of a wide ...
aprilholloway - 03/11/2013 - 03:57
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Impressive Roman Glass Shipwreck Found Near Corsica
... organized by underwater archaeologists from Italy and France was recently deployed to the site of the Capo Corso 2 ... organized by underwater archaeologists from Italy and France was recently deployed to the site of the Capo Corso 2 ... (350) meters near the coast of Corsica to the south of France. During remote excavations of the ship, the ...
Nathan Falde - 25/07/2023 - 22:49
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Louis XIV’s Great Cipher Baffled Codebreakers Until the 19th Century
In the clandestine corridors of 17th-century France, a remarkable cryptographic system known as the Great ... emerged. In the clandestine corridors of 17th-century France, a remarkable cryptographic system known as the Great ... as royal cryptologists by the ‘Sun King’, who ruled France from 1643 until 1715, the Rossignol brothers developed ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 08/01/2024 - 23:52
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La Margineda: A Mountain Pass of Ages and Archaeological Gem
... Andorra is a tiny country nestled between Spain and France and the only country where Catalan is the official ... , Andorra is a tiny country nestled between Spain and France and the only country where Catalan is the official ... sovereignty was shared between the Kingdom of Spain and France . In the 19 th century Andorra became an independent ...
Ed Whelan - 18/10/2019 - 01:13
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Mummified Head May Not Belong to King Henry IV
... to prove that the head was indeed that of a former King of France. King Henry IV ruled France from 1589 to 1610. He was king of the Pyrenees kingdom ... Protestant, Henry IV's ascension to the throne of Catholic France was complicated. He eventually converted to ...
aprilholloway - 14/10/2013 - 05:08
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The 10 Most Expensive Antiques Ever Sold at Auction
... Gold-Encrusted Sword - $6,500,000 at Osenat in France This antique is the golden sword used by Napoleon ...
Kerry Sullivan - 01/05/2017 - 18:53
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Tracking Human Migrations through … snails
... snails in Ireland to be genetically the same as snails in France? Well probably they didn’t travel thousands of miles ... the Kerry slug. The samples that were collected were from France, Spain and Italy as well as the west coast of Ireland. ... is that snails migrated from the Pyrenees mountains to France and then to Britain and then to Italy. However the ...
johnblack - 02/07/2013 - 04:49
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Louis XI Enjoyed an Abominable Orchestra of Squealing Pigs - the Piganino
... it appears that the ruthless 15th century King Louis XI of France, nicknamed the Spider King or l'universelle ... it appears that the ruthless 15th century King Louis XI of France, nicknamed the Spider King or l'universelle araignée ... blood sport in Britain until the 19th century, while France was home to a lovely game known as getter au cochon , ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 06/07/2022 - 01:54
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18th Century Love Letters Written to French Sailors Finally Opened and Read
... known as the Galatée, which was sailing from Bordeaux, France to Quebec while in service during the Seven Years’ ... most prominent battles being fought between England and France for control of the colonial lands of North America . ... human experiences,” he said. “they're not unique to France or the 18th century . They reveal how we all cope ...
Nathan Falde - 08/11/2023 - 17:58
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The Pazzi Conspiracy: How A Florentine Family Failed And Was Banished
The Pazzi Conspiracy was a plot during the 15th century to overthrow the Medici family, who controlled Florence at the time. The conspirators, led by the Pazzi family, aimed to achieve their goal by assassinating Lorenzo de’ Medici, the ruler of Florence, and his brother, Giuliano. Although Giuliano was killed, the conspirators only managed to wound Lorenzo. As a result, the Pazzi Conspiracy did not succeed. Moreover, the hope that the Florentines would join the revolt did not materialize.
dhwty - 30/10/2021 - 23:00
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The Gory History of Barber Surgeons: Medieval Medicine Gone Mad
... on the role of hospitals and sanctuaries, especially in France and Germany of the Middle Ages, barber surgeons took a ... in between. When a law was passed in 13th century France which required all physicians in training to swear an ... Academy of Surgery in 1694. ( Public Domain ) By 1371 in France, barber surgeons paradoxically surpassed master ...
Aleksa Vučković - 22/09/2019 - 18:56
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Why Are There Carvings of Women Flashing Their Genitals on Churches Across Europe?
... in other parts of Europe, including such countries as France, Spain, Italy, and even Norway. A Sheela na gig at the Château de Caen, France ( CC by SA 3.0 ) From Churches to Fortifications Most ...
dhwty - 29/11/2017 - 18:56
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Homer in the Baltic: Odysseus a Fair-Haired Dane?
... Italy, USA, Russia, Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and France. It has been adopted as a text for the students of the ...
Felice Vinci - 11/11/2019 - 23:23
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10 Historic Reasons Catalonia is Fighting for Independence from Spain
... in north-east Spain which is separated from the south of France by the Pyrenean mountains. It is bordered by France and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the ... he had a change of heart. In 1812, he annexed Catalonia to France, and it became part of the Spanish Kingdom again in ...
aprilholloway - 03/10/2017 - 23:33
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The Revenge of Pirate Jeanne de Clisson, The Lioness of Brittany
In the midst of the Hundred Years War between England and France, an enraged French noblewoman turned pirate named ... in 1341, both King Edward III of England and Phillip VI of France saw an opportunity. Brittany lay between their ... settled into a quiet life in the Castle of Hennebont in France, which was a territory of her Montfort allies, and ...
Joanna Gillan - 25/03/2020 - 17:31
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The Powerful Hallstatt Culture: Foundation of the Proto-Celtic World
... across many parts of Europe. In time, it stretched from France in the east to Hungary in the west; and from southern ... digs within modern-day Germany, Austria , and France, the Hallstatt remains were found to have large ... contact with the Greek colonies that began appearing in France and Italy. Some scholars state that these relations ...
Aleksa Vučković - 15/10/2021 - 22:54
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Thomas of Woodstock and Shakespeare's Twisted History
... Woodstock set his sights on the French. Not long before, France had finished fighting the War of Breton Succession ... of England, and his rival the support of the kingdom of France. John had managed to win the war by killing Charles, ... In 1380, Woodstock moved his force of 5,200 men against France, but the French refused to take the bait; he could not ...
Robbie Mitchell - 22/12/2022 - 21:50