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The Age of Discovery: A New World Dawns
The Age of Discovery (also known as the Age of Exploration) ... was in Christian hands. The Reconquista gave rise to new European kingdoms, namely Portugal and Spain, whose ... is remembered in the West as the man who discovered the New World. Had the Americas not existed, Columbus might have ...
dhwty - 27/01/2020 - 23:02
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Adrift at Sea: The Long-Awaited Recovery of the Oldest Message in a Bottle
Two years ago, a bottle was found with a message in it that had been released before the outbreak of World War One. It had survived not only the ravages of the seas, but both world wars and the life of its sender. It surely had encountered many obstacles on its voyage. No one will know for sure the route it took or if it was at rest for periods along the way, but it was certainly an unusual modern-day odyssey.
dhwty - 12/12/2017 - 13:49
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Domestic Violence in Medieval Marriages: The Tragic Story of William and Isabel Newport
... so the children would live with their mother under her new husband’s authority. Behind Closed Doors: Domestic ...
Meagan Dickerson - 24/04/2021 - 18:39
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How Have Ancient New Year’s Traditions Influenced Festivities Today?
January 1st, New Year’s Day, is often ushered in with fireworks and ... the world, not every culture has celebrated the start of a new year in this way, or necessarily on January 1st. There are many ways to honor the new year and several of them are based on ancient traditions. ...
Joanna Gillan - 31/12/2020 - 20:07
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How Does Language Emerge? Answer: Spontaneously
... have tried to simulate the process of developing a new communication system in an experiment... How did the ... have tried to simulate the process of developing a new communication system in an experiment - with surprising ... how social interaction becomes language. This is where our new study comes in”. The Study of Language In a series of ...
ancient-origins - 12/12/2019 - 22:50
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The Copper Age: When Metallurgy Came to Rule the World
The Copper Age, brought about by the discovery of copper, paved the way for vast social developments, new economies and warrior cultures. The so-called ... metalworking industry, ushering the world into a wholly new phase, and paving the way towards the use of bronze. As ...
Aleksa Vučković - 03/04/2021 - 14:42
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New Analysis Proves Most If Not All Bronze Age Iron Came From Space
A new French study suggests that all iron tools from the Bronze Age, including King Tutankhamun's dagger, have ... used to create one of the most epic weapons in history. A new French study suggests that all iron tools from the Bronze ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 06/12/2017 - 13:39
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Was It Just a Boss Spying on His Workers? First Viking Age Tower Found in Denmark
... consider it an extremely unique discovery from the Viking Age, as the high building is unknown to Danish archaeology ... consider it an extremely unique discovery from the Viking Age, as the high building is unknown to Danish archaeology and architecture. A Viking Age Tower That Could Be Seen from a Distance The newly ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 07/03/2017 - 22:56
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Mountainside Gallery Where All Civilizations Added Their Own Art from Bronze Age to Medieval Times
... mountain, in modern-day Tuva Republic - literally from the age of the spear until well into medieval times. ... exhibits on Kara-Turug. Image: Marina Kilunovskaya Each new incoming group on this crossroads of ancient ... in this area in different times, starting from the Bronze Age in the third millennium BC,' said the academic, who is ...
ancient-origins - 19/10/2017 - 01:53
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Papua New Guinea Witchcraft: Ancient Spirits and Deadly Modern Witch Hunts Live On
Papua New Guinea is one of the few places in the world where ... witch hunts still take place on a regular basis. Papua New Guinea is one of the few places in the world where ... of Ancient Symbolic Culture are Revealed in Indonesian Ice Age Art and Jewelry Modern problems such as rising real ...
Caleb Strom - 14/04/2021 - 15:44
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Previously Unknown Language Found on Ancient Hittite Tablets in Turkey
... a fresh dimension to our understanding of Late Bronze Age Anatolia. The Hattusa archaeological site in ... in Turkey (Klaus-Peter Simon / CC by SA 3.0 ) Reaching New Archaeological Heights Excavations at Hattusa have been ... “a previously unknown Indo-European language,” reaches new archaeological heights. Hattusa: The Cursed City of the ...
ashley cowie - 02/10/2023 - 14:46
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Bronze Age Daggers Were Tools to Butcher Animals, Not Markers of Status
Excavations of Bronze Age “warrior graves” throughout Europe have nearly always ... purpose and were symbols of status and identity. Now, a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports has ... by Newcastle University in the UK, devised a revolutionary new non-destructive technique for extracting organic residues ...
Sahir - 10/05/2022 - 18:46
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Old Khndzoresk Cave Village: Armenia’s Abandoned City of Caves
... caves to a newer village built above, appropriately named New Khndzoresk. This move turned the once bustling village ... rock as building material.” Nowadays the two villages, New Khndzoresk and Old Khndzoresk, are connected by a 160 ... bridge which connects the Old Khndzoresk cave village with New Khndzoresk. ( Arty Om / Adobe Stock) Visiting Old ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 11/02/2022 - 14:00
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The Ancient Origins of New Year’s Celebrations
... countries around the world celebrate the beginning of a new year. But there is nothing new about New Year’s. In fact, festivals and celebrations marking ...
Joanna Gillan - 31/12/2021 - 17:38
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How to Invent a Tolkien-Style Language: Ancient Languages Inspire Modern Movies
... went on to unveil his many experiments in inventing new languages that would be aesthetically pleasing, including ... imaginary language, published for the first time in the new book. He also commented on the “coeval and ... The book also includes a hitherto unpublished new essay on phonetic symbolism, in which Tolkien muses on ...
ancient-origins - 18/03/2018 - 12:55
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Bronze Age Treasure Accidentally Found in Swedish Forest
The Nordic or Scandinavian Bronze Age lasted from 1700-500 BC – ancient prehistory – with ... lying here, I thought at first… but it all looked so new. I thought they were fake”, said Karlsson. "It looked ... lying here, I thought at first… but it all looked so new. I thought they were fake.” ( Mikael Agaton / Mats ...
Sahir - 01/05/2021 - 14:30
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Cousins Married to Protect Their Farmland in Bronze Age Greece
... “customary” for cousins to marry in the Aegean Bronze Age, according to a team of archaeogeneticists studying ... are between first or second cousins,” claimed a 2009 New York Times article. A research team from the Max Planck ... Anthropology (MPI-EVA) in Leipzig, Germany, has presented new archaeogenetic data offering “exciting insights” into ...
ashley cowie - 17/01/2023 - 00:57
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Isaac Newton And His Alchemical Interest In The Lost Pyramid Code
... for sale. (Isaac Newton/ Sotheby's ) Isaac Newton’s “New” Papers Worth A Small Fortune! Isaac Newton has always ...
ashley cowie - 07/12/2020 - 17:31
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Startling new find of a 5500-year-old Megalithic Passage Tomb in Ireland is, “The Most Important Find for Half a Century”
... knowledge of some of the first farmers in Europe and stone age society. Knowth Passage Tomb site at Brú na Bóinne. ( ... was of considerable religious significance in the stone age and later. Illustration of the construction of passage ... stones. Source: Devenish Nutrition By Ed Whelan Startling new find of a 5500-year-old Megalithic Passage Tomb in ...
Ed Whelan - 17/07/2018 - 14:03
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2,000-Year-Old Unknown Kushan Language Is Finally Deciphered
... Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan . Now, a new study about their work has been published in the journal ... of the Unknown Kushan Script.” According to the new paper, the team have successfully deciphered about 60% of ... hieroglyphs using the Rosetta Stone . An article about the new study on PHYS explains that the so-called breakthrough ...
ashley cowie - 13/07/2023 - 23:00