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Scientists Prove Rome’s Ancient Glass Was Not From Rome!
Many of the Roman elite enjoyed notoriously luxurious lifestyles. For example, Senators and nobles liked to drink from transparent glasses which were of the highest quality. The origin of the best Roman glass, which was known as ‘Alexandrian,’ has been something of a mystery. Now its place of origin has been established by an international team of researchers.
Ed Whelan - 06/08/2020 - 14:05
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Blackbeard and his Infamous Pirate Ship, Queen Anne's Revenge
... had a relatively normal childhood. His criminal lifestyle aboard his ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge, which ... had a relatively normal childhood. His criminal lifestyle aboard his ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge , which ...
ML Childs - 04/06/2019 - 18:07
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Ancient DNA Reveals Anatolian Neolithic Revolution Migration Patterns
... of agriculture as an alternative to the hunter-gatherer lifestyle altered the course of societal evolution forever, ... strip of land in the Middle East) where the agricultural lifestyle first took hold. The truth was revealed in a study ...
Nathan Falde - 30/08/2022 - 15:00
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New Rule for Flight Feathers Could Reveal Which Dinosaurs Could Fly
Birds can fly— at least, most of them can. Flightless birds like penguins and ostriches have evolved lifestyles that don’t require flight. However, there’s a lot that scientists don’t know about how the wings and feathers of flightless birds differ from their airborne cousins.
ancient-origins - 26/02/2024 - 13:45
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North African Neolithic Hunter-Gatherers Eschewed Domestic Grains for Wild Plants
... a move to domestic grains because they had a highly mobile lifestyle. Plus by continuing to exploit wild crops, they ...
Mark Miller - 06/01/2016 - 21:47
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Earliest known breast cancer identified in ancient Egyptian skeleton
... of death worldwide after heart disease. While the modern lifestyle of rich foods, smoking, obesity and toxins in the ...
Mark Miller - 26/03/2015 - 20:45
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Health Concerns Drive Revival of Ancient Saatvik Foods in India
India, particularly when viewed from the Western lens, has always occupied a particular place in popular imagination. The Indian subcontinent was a land of mysticism, yoga, ayurveda, alternate dietary habits, and ancient scriptures that have firmly set defined the creation of cleaner and more spiritual lifestyles.
Sahir - 20/12/2021 - 22:00
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Archaeoacoustics and Ancient Architecture: Megaliths, Music and the Mind
... that started the revolution leading to a settled lifestyle and paving the way for civilization to advance. ... Why, after a nearly unfathomable expanse of time of a lifestyle that left little trace on the planet, did humankind ... settlers bring their plants, livestock and agricultural lifestyle with them, but also their cultural traditions. ...
Linda C. Eneix - 15/04/2022 - 23:00
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The Mysterious House-Burning of the Forgotten Cucuteni-Trypillian Culture
... sites. (Caliniuc / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Piecing Together the Lifestyle of the Cucuteni-Trypillia Despite the late ...
mrreese - 07/06/2022 - 01:58
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Tokelau, a Small Nation with Great Traditions
... the inhabitants still retain their ancient customs and lifestyle and rule themselves in the same way as their ... because of the scarce resources and lived a subsistence lifestyle with a diet of fish and coconuts. The first contact ...
Ed Whelan - 01/04/2020 - 01:58
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Living Close To The Bone – A Day In The Life Of A Hunter-Gatherer
... until around 8000 BC hunter-gathering was the dominant lifestyle for all hominins. After that date, homo sapiens , ... surviving species, gradually began to adapt to a sedentary lifestyle by establishing communities and ceasing to lead a ...
Robert Garland - 19/01/2024 - 20:04
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Hi-tech scans of ancient mummies from around the world show evidence of heart disease
Research has shown that some Egyptian mummies, dating back as far as 3,500 years ago, show evidence of clogged arteries and heart disease. However, critics had dismissed the findings as being related to their luxurious, fatty diets, rather than to any kind of genetic predisposition.
aprilholloway - 06/04/2014 - 12:59
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Everyday Viking Life: More Farmers Than Fighters
... has emerged on understanding the domestic society and lifestyle of the Vikings (or more correctly, Norse people) ... Kurtz, B. 2018. The Viking Lifestyle. Available at: https://www.lifeinnorway.net/viking-lifestyle/ Lawler, A. 2016. Vikings May Have First Taken to ...
Sahir - 21/09/2022 - 01:36
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Tracing Songlines: Unraveling Aboriginal Australia's Ancient Oral Maps
... to the remarkable continuity in material culture and lifestyle in prehistoric Australia. Amongst the enduring ... that Aboriginal Australians maintained a hunter-gatherer lifestyle all the way up to the arrival of the first ...
Caleb Strom - 26/05/2023 - 18:52
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Revelations From Çatalhöyük: A 9,000-year-old Community With Modern Urban Problems
... for humans to move from a nomadic hunting and gathering lifestyle to a more sedentary life built around agriculture , ... reveals fundamental transitions in health, mobility, and lifestyle in early farmers . Proceedings of the National ...
ancient-origins - 18/06/2019 - 14:00
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Romanitas in Early Medieval Wales: The Evidence of Latin Standing Stones
... alongside other evidence of continued Romano-Christian lifestyle beyond Imperial occupation. In the western parts of Wales, evidence of Roman lifestyle is decidedly lacking. Even during the Roman ...
Meagan Dickerson - 04/12/2021 - 13:57
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Seleucid Sling Stone Sheds New Light on Jewish Hannukah Story
Hanukkah or the Jewish Festival of Lights is celebrated in memory of the recovery of the Second Temple in Jerusalem from the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BC. This was at the beginning of the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid Hellenistic influences and persecution. Now, a newly discovered Seleucid sling stone from nearly 2,300 years ago sheds more light on the violence and bloodshed that are all central themes in the Hanukkah story.
Sahir - 04/12/2021 - 00:57
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Remembering the Future: How Ancient Maya Agronomists Changed the Modern World
... The goal was to develop cultivars that enhanced the lifestyle of their populace. After the discovery of America, ...
James O Kon - 28/08/2017 - 19:10
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Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Experience Alzheimer’s?
... the ancient Greeks and Romans — have a preindustrial lifestyle that is very physically active, and they have ...
ancient-origins - 01/02/2024 - 21:31
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Tomb Murals Show Life of the Khitans, A War-Torn Lost Culture
... murals are currently scheduled for repair. Reflecting the lifestyle and traditions of the Khitan Mongols, the frescoes ...
ashley cowie - 10/05/2020 - 05:32