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Kenyan Cave Child Grave Declared Africa’s Earliest Human Burial!
78,000 years ago someone buried a young child in a cave. Now, researchers say that child’s grave in Kenya is the earliest known example of a deliberate human burial by modern humans in Africa. The discovery of the child’s grave sheds new light on formal burials and how people treated their dead during Africa’s Middle Stone Age period.
Alicia McDermott - 05/05/2021 - 16:00
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50 Roman Slaves Found Buried with ‘Care’ in England
A Roman slave burial ground has been found near what was once a great ancient villa in Britain. Many of the graves are very unusual, and they provide a glimpse into the impact of Rome on the local Briton’s culture and beliefs.
Ed Whelan - 19/01/2020 - 19:05
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German Farmer Lands $1 Million Reward for Rare Bronze Horse Head Found on His Property
... the farmer’s property in 2009. Daily Sabah reports the man, who has not been named by the media, was initially ...
Alicia McDermott - 19/08/2018 - 13:57
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Voynich Manuscript Is Solved And This Time It’s Academic
Claims of ‘cracking the code’ of the Voynich manuscript have lost their sheen somewhat over the last few years, with weak cases being presented from all and sundry. This attempt, described confidently in a research paper and presented in a press release by a UK university seems to have solid backing.
Gary Manners - 15/05/2019 - 17:34
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Am Fear Liath Mor: The Terrifying Grey Man of the Cairngorms
Am Fear Liath Mor, known also as the Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, or simply as the Greyman, is the name ... ) By Wu Mingren References Dunning, B., 2012. The Grey Man of Ben MacDhui. [Online] Available at: ... Hall, J., 2006. The Cryptid Zoo: Big Gray Man (Fear Liath Mor). [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 04/07/2016 - 14:40
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World’s First Human-Monkey Hybrid Created In China
A team of American and Spanish scientists relocated to China to jump European laws and they have created the world’s first human-monkey embryo, in the next step in the controversial breeding of animals for the human organs program.
ashley cowie - 02/08/2019 - 22:40
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Herero and Namaqua Genocide: The Little-Known First Genocide of the Second Reich
When you hear the word genocide, your mind may immediately go to the Holocaust by the Nazis during the Second World War. Very few know that the first genocide of the 20th century that almost led to the extinction of two nations of Southwest Africa – Herero and Namaqua – and this one was also done by the Germans. But let’s take things from the beginning.
Giannis Baltzois - 25/09/2021 - 05:02
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Ryedale Roman Bronze Artifacts Found By Detectorists Head for Auction
A marvelous collection of Roman bronze artifacts that were unearthed in the year 2020 by detectorists in Yorkshire, England, is set to be auctioned next month. The rare Roman bronze collection, includes a bust of Marcus Aurelius, a statuette of Mars and a horse-headed knife handle.
Prisha Aug - 23/04/2021 - 14:52
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Neanderthals and Modern Humans Had Similar Posture, New Study Finds
It had long been believed that the now-extinct Neanderthals walked differently and had a different posture than modern humans. This was based on comparative anatomical studies between ancient Neanderthal skeletons and human spines dating to the 19th century and beyond. A new study has now turned these beliefs on their head by adjusting the samples used to conduct this comparative analysis.
Nathan Falde - 05/03/2022 - 13:38
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Oldest Human Ancestors May Have Evolved Nine Million Years Ago in Turkey
Modern humans first left Africa and migrated to Eurasia between 60,000 and 100,000 years ago. But a fossilized skeleton with surprisingly human-like characteristics found in central Turkey suggests that ancient human ancestors of Homo sapiens journeyed in the opposite direction much earlier.
Nathan Falde - 04/09/2023 - 18:42
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Astonished Archaeologists Find Roman Colosseum Replica in Anatolia
... replica would also have hosted bloody battles that pitted man-against-man, man-against-beast, and animal-against-animal. Amazingly, the ...
Nathan Falde - 25/03/2021 - 01:04
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More Than a Founder, Marcus Furius Camillus Was an Exemplar of Roman Virtue
... . Facing obliteration, the Romans looked to the only man whom they felt could save them—Camillus. The Romans ...
Marc Hyden - 01/11/2023 - 21:56
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Ancient Celtic Woman Emerges from Zurich Tree Coffin In Elegant Dress
... about 260 feet (80 meters) from the grave of a Celtic man who was discovered in 1903 during construction of the ... Scottish and Irish in origin.” Because the man and woman had been buried within the same decade, and so ... it probable that they knew each other. Because the man and woman had been buried within the same decade, and so ...
ashley cowie - 31/07/2019 - 05:53
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Startling Similarity between Hindu Flood Legend of Manu and the Biblical Account of Noah
... agree that the main character of the flood story is a man named Manu Vaivasvata. Like Noah, Manu is described as a ... to say about Manu: “There lived in ancient time a holy man / Called Manu, who, by penances and prayers, / Had won ... is given as such, “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of ...
dhwty - 30/04/2015 - 03:48
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Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries of 2014
... sunken ships, to enormous megalithic stones, mysterious man-made ditches, the oldest known examples of cave art in ... had the capacity and inclination for art. 8. Mysterious Man-Made Ditches Predate Amazon Rainforest A study published ... The results revealed that the DNA of the “Ust’-Ishim Man” contained 2% DNA from Neanderthals, roughly the same ...
aprilholloway - 25/12/2014 - 12:12
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Manikarnika Ghat and the Role of Cremation in Traditional Indian Funerary Rites
... they have no need to be purified by fire. Tollund Man – the preserved face from Prehistoric Denmark and the ...
Gisele Santos - 30/10/2015 - 02:43
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Secrets of Medicine’s Mysterious Ivory Manikins Revealed
Little is known about the origins of manikins- small anatomical sculptures thought to be used by doctors four centuries ago- but now advanced imaging techniques have offered a revealing glimpse inside these captivating ivory dolls.
ancient-origins - 30/11/2019 - 23:00
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Boudicca, the Celtic Queen that unleashed fury on the Romans – Part 2
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Queen Boudicca had every reason to hate the Romans – by 60 AD, the lands of the Iceni clan of Britain had been captured, her people had been killed or taken as slaves, she was publicly beaten and her daughters raped – but Boudicca, the Celtic warrior queen, would eventually leave the Romans quaking in their boots, at least for a time.
aprilholloway - 13/09/2014 - 00:11
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Roman Villa with Floor Mosaic Uncovered in Turkey’s Mosaic Hotspot
The remains of a Roman villa have recently been unearthed in Defne district of southern Turkey’s Hatay province. The ruins consist of broken-down walls and a well-preserved floor mosaic with geometric patterns, reports the Daily Sabah.
Sahir - 17/07/2022 - 14:45
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English Civil War Crystal and Gold Ring Discovered on the Isle of Man
... detectorist Lee Morgan in December 2020 on the Isle of Man, has been declared a treasure dated to the Civil War ... detectorist Lee Morgan in December 2020 on the Isle of Man, has been declared a treasure dated to the Civil War Era. ... the Parliamentarians and the Royalists. The Isle of Man coroner of inquests, Mrs. Jayne Hughes, was the one to ...
Sahir - 30/04/2021 - 14:54