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Decade of DNA Analysis Reveals Astonishing Truths About Our Past

... different environments and often populated them in a short space of time.” “We were taught in school that people ...

Nathan Falde - 17/06/2021 - 15:03

Could Kharga Oasis Rock Panel Represent Zodiacal Constellations?

... once part of Scorpio, representing its claws. This area of space was subject to different interpretations. The third ...

ledom - 29/12/2013 - 23:36

Humans Have Been Making New Year’s Resolutions for Over 4,000 Years

... of their errors. Watchnight services have been the space for many Christians to complete this task and pray for ...

Joanna Gillan - 31/12/2022 - 21:52

Hidden Wall Paintings Discovered In Tudor Mansion With A Dark Past

... originally covered in the scheme, a rich, dark, private space that must have been all the more impressive by ...

Sahir - 10/11/2021 - 21:45

The Ancient Trackways of Britain’s Ley-Lines Steered Bronze Age Tin Miners

... at ley-lines is to see them as occupying the liminal space between legitimate landscape archaeology, the concept ...

Charles Christian - 16/07/2018 - 15:23

The Iconic Garisenda Tower of Bologna Has Leaned Too Much!

A leaning tower in Italy is at it again, and no, it’s not in Pisa! Rather, it is the Garisenda Tower in Bologna, and officials have now closed it off, along with the central square adjacent to it, fearing its collapse. A few meters apart from the much taller (double in height) Asinelli Tower, these ‘twin towers’ are historical symbols of the city, with the Garisenda remaining tilted 4 degrees for centuries.

Sahir - 31/10/2023 - 18:00

The awesome, terrible, and unknowable creator gods through history

... of Finland was all alone in the vast emptiness of space and then came down to the sea, where the wind caressed ... energy that compose all of us, our world and the stars and space dust. As the song says, “We are stardust …” ...

Mark Miller - 02/01/2015 - 12:09

Ghadames, Libya’s Pearl of the Desert

Ghadames is a large oasis town in the region of Tripolitania, which is situated in the north western part of Libya. This town sits on Libya’s border with Algeria and Tunisia, and is commonly referred to as the ‘pearl of the desert’. It has been suggested, based on archaeological evidence, that this area has been settled since the 4^th millennium B.C., and is one of the oldest pre-Saharan settlements.

dhwty - 21/06/2014 - 02:36

The Pennsylvania Hermit: The Woeful Tale of a Grieving Brother’s Broken-hearted Hermitage

... after having therein lived in solitary retirement for the space of nineteen years in consequence of the ignomin. ...

dhwty - 13/11/2017 - 22:50

2,700-Year-Old Iron Age Pit Tomb Necropolis Unearthed in Italy

... walls on each side, which were wide enough to create space for not just the bodies of the deceased, but for the ...

Nathan Falde - 07/05/2024 - 22:41

The Medieval Ruins of Oppède Le Vieux, Home to an Antipope and Shelter from the Nazis

... top by way of an arched postern opening onto the empty space below, borne, it's said, by the devil himself.” The ...

dhwty - 14/11/2016 - 00:50

Newly Discovered ‘Oldest Bed’ Found in South African Cave

... inhabitants of the cave with a clean and comfortable space for sleeping. The plant material was found in a layer ...

Ed Whelan - 14/08/2020 - 16:17

1800-Year-Old Roman Era Theater Found at Jerusalem’s Western Wall

... This fact, in addition to its location under a roofed space – in this case under Wilson’s Arch – leads us to ...

Theodoros Karasavvas - 18/10/2017 - 13:54

Revealing Study Tracks DNA of Horse Populations Across the Land Bridge

... 1,000 kilometers wide at its peak. This provided plenty of space for migration from one continental land mass to the ...

Nathan Falde - 21/05/2021 - 23:03

‘Little Pompeii’ Unearthed in France is Most Exceptional Roman Site Found in Half a Century

In an extensive excavation of a complete Roman neighborhood found near the outskirts of the city of Vienne in the south-east of France, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of affluent houses and public buildings, including extravagant and beautiful mosaics.

Gary Manners - 03/08/2017 - 22:59

Lighting Up Saqqara: An Electrifying Theory for the Serapeum Sarcophagi

... “Characterization of granite matrix porosity and pore-space geometry by in situ and laboratory methods” ... during faulting in granite” Earth, planet and space , May, Volume 62, Issue 5, pp489-493 I.V. Florinsky. ...

kborissov - 28/01/2022 - 14:00

Buda Castle: Hidden Walls, Subterranean Chambers and Medieval Structures

Castles hold a particular fascination for many modern tourists and travelers. They are a unique way to understand the past and relive history. Ranked among the top ten most impressive castles in Europe, Buda Castle is located in the historic Castle district in the heart of the Hungarian capital, Budapest. The complex is full of great architecture and has many unforgettable attractions. It is also a World Heritage Site.

Ed Whelan - 18/11/2018 - 22:54

Earliest Known Cyrillic Script With Ancient Plea Found at Medieval Bulgarian Fortress

... the powerful Byzantine Empire in their quest for more land space. Excavations of Balak Dere Fortress, Bulgaria, where ...

Nathan Falde - 23/05/2023 - 14:46

Did a Sultan Find Medusa’s Sarcophagus in the Basilica Cistern?

Nestled beneath the winding streets of Istanbul, just 490 feet (149 meters) from the Hagia Sophia, lies an ancient cistern that may have been the final resting place of Medusa! The Basilica Cistern, also known as the Yerebatan Cistern, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that sit under the city of Istanbul, designed to catch and hold rainwater. It is one of the most famous and impressive cisterns, not only in Turkey, but in the entire world. But could it really contain the sarcophagus of the Greek monster Medusa?

Mark Brophy - 26/09/2022 - 14:55