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Giant Water Tank In Italy Linked to Prehistoric Ritual Practices
... that can unite people across generations regardless of any lifestyle changes that might occur. A force capable of ...
Nathan Falde - 12/06/2021 - 14:27
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Anatolian Neolithic Weavers At Çatalhöyük Used Trees to Make The Oldest Cloth
... transitioning from the hunter-gather to a farming-centered lifestyle, and animal remains found in the city show its ...
Nathan Falde - 16/11/2021 - 21:57
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Two Incredibly Old Rock-Carved Urartian Temples Identified in Turkey
Archaeologists carrying out an ongoing survey in Turkey’s Tunceli province in Eastern Anatolia have discovered two open-air Urartian temples inside two fortresses at settlements that date back to the eighth or ninth century BC. Despite unmistakable similarities the two fortress-temple complexes are located relatively far from each other, 55 miles (90 km) apart, near the easternmost and westernmost borders of the province.
Nathan Falde - 28/03/2024 - 21:59
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Reconstructing Brain Surgery as It Was Conducted Around 3,000 Years Ago
... another grouping from an unknown culture with a similar lifestyle. The grave in which the trepanned skull was found - ...
ancient-origins - 16/08/2016 - 22:46
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Paleontologists Uncover 6-Million-Year-Old Elephant Graveyard in Florida
While digging along a dried-up riverbed in northern Florida, a team of paleontologists and volunteers from the Florida Museum of Natural History unearthed a collection of bones from an elephant species that lived in the region during the Miocene Epoch, which spanned a period from 23 million to 5.33 million years ago.
Nathan Falde - 02/06/2023 - 22:49
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Rice Beer Was Consumed in Sacred Rituals 9,000 Years Ago in China
... to make . At this point in time, the hunting-gathering lifestyle was still predominant in China. Rice crops would ...
Nathan Falde - 02/09/2021 - 01:57
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The Grim Reality of the Brothels of Pompeii
Like the anxious men who began excavations at Pompeii in the 18th century and discovered more about the ancient Italians than they had bargained for – such as phallic-shaped lamps – historians of sex are regularly confronted with case studies from the past that challenge their own ethics.
ancient-origins - 19/12/2017 - 01:58
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Gaius Appuleius Diocles, The $15 Billion Athlete of the Ancient World
There is much discussion about today’s highly paid athletes, be they football stars or Olympic competitors. According to Forbes, the top five highest-paid athletes in 2016 were Cristiano Ronaldo ($88 million), Lionel Messi ($81.4 million), LeBron James ($77.2 million), Roger Federer ($67.8 million), and Kevin Durant ($56.2 million). Yet to history’s highest paid athlete, these figures are a pittance.
Kerry Sullivan - 30/11/2016 - 14:48
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The Ancient Admiration of Birds: Flamingos as Masterpieces of Art and Food
In the ancient past, relationships between humans and animals were stricter than today and included the sphere of the imaginary and the sacred. Investigations on how the ancients approached different species can allow us to throw light on some beliefs and some concealed aspects of daily life not revealed in the ‘official’ history.
Maura Andreoni - 25/06/2019 - 23:03
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The Garamantes, Ancient Masters of the Hostile Sahara
... desert regions. Their transition from a semi-nomadic lifestyle to settled agricultural communities coincided with ...
Aleksa Vučković - 24/03/2024 - 13:49
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A Greek Town in Catalonia: What Fantastic Secrets are Still Hidden in Empúries?
The history of ancient Spain is usually presented as dominated by Celtic and Roman cultures. However, among many other influences, even the “brave sons of Zeus” appeared and created colonies on Iberian land. The long life of the city of Empúries ended in early medieval times, but ruins unearthed there by archaeologists still allow you to experience an incredible mixture of cultures located in one place.
Natalia Klimczak - 29/04/2017 - 22:58
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A Brief History of Edward IV of England, The First Yorkist King
... his stomach empty. Needless to say, that this voracious lifestyle was harmful, and his health took a heavy blow. By ...
Aleksa Vučković - 28/04/2024 - 14:55
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Tests Prove Largest Neolithic Circle in Britain was Definitely Human-Made
... information.” This can help us to understand the lifestyle and society of the builders of Stonehenge and even ...
Ed Whelan - 25/11/2021 - 22:00
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Neolithic Burial Mound Found at Base of Bohemia’s Rip Mountain
... as a substitute for the old hunting-and-gathering lifestyle. Today, thousands of Czech tourists make the trip ...
Nathan Falde - 25/08/2021 - 22:43
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Beware of the Cat: Tales of the Wicked Japanese Bakeneko and Nekomata – Part 1
... About Fortune Cats (Maneki Neko). http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/maneki-neko-fortune-cat-5-interesting-facts Von ...
Alicia McDermott - 11/08/2021 - 01:54
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Giant Titanosaur Nesting Ground Discovered in Central India
During explorations near the city of Dhar in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India, paleontologists made a remarkable discovery. The scientists found an extensive collection of fossilized dinosaur eggs that belonged to a giant plant-eating genus of reptile known as the titanosaur. These eggs were likely laid shortly before the extinction event that wiped out the planet’s remaining dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
Nathan Falde - 19/01/2023 - 21:53
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Bataireacht: The Irish Stick Fighting Martial Art Making a Comeback
... Examiner. Available at: https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30981889.html O’Connell, R. October 17, ...
Mark Brophy - 18/11/2022 - 13:57
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The Curious Case of Multiple Raja Bhojas of India
... a virtuous king who was more interested in developing the lifestyle and culture of his people rather than just mere ...
Saurav Ranjan Datta - 15/08/2020 - 23:01
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Exorcists Called as Mass Hysteria Takes Over Malaysian School Girls
A school in Malaysia was shut after a dark spectral figure was reported taking over children’s minds in what is being called a case of “mass hysteria”, a psychological phenomenon that has been recorded throughout history.
ashley cowie - 11/08/2019 - 17:41
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Be My Matelotage! The Civil Union of 17th Century Pirates
... pirate matelotage husbands as well as the swashbuckling lifestyle, but most of the pirates continued the act of ...
B. B. Wagner - 29/08/2019 - 19:02