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The Haunted Plague Island of Poveglia: A Dark and Twisted Past
... because the mortality rate was so high, workers ran out of space to bury the dead, resulting in alternative methods to ...
Lex Leigh - 12/03/2023 - 17:58
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Heat from Mount Vesuvius Eruption as Deadly as Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
... it had no oxygen in it,” continued Sirano. “In the space of a few minutes [this inferno] engulfed and swallowed ...
Sahir - 03/12/2021 - 21:57
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Grand Neolithic Homes Dating Back 5,800 Years Found in Northern Ireland
... lifestyle, so they required plenty of living and working space. People also would have lived in scattered agricultural ...
Nathan Falde - 06/02/2023 - 21:57
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Minoan Cemetery Reveals Two Early Burials Overflowing with Grave Goods
The Greek Ministry of Culture has announced a major discovery at a cemetery in north-east Crete. It has revealed the unearthing of two graves, with a treasure trove of grave goods that is up to 5000 years old. This is back to the period when the important Minoan civilization was developing. The discovery is exciting experts and it is expected that the graves and the burial goods will help to provide us with more insights into the origin and development of the Minoan culture.
Ed Whelan - 06/09/2018 - 13:58
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Grab Your Very Own ‘Medieval’ Home for £210K
... and two bathrooms, there is potential to redesign the space to create a fourth bedroom. Now, if you were such a big ...
ashley cowie - 11/11/2019 - 14:05
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How Should You Lead Your Life? Greek Philosophers May Have the Answer
... the entire universe is composed only of atoms and empty space, similar to the scientific thinking of today. He ...
Van Bryan - 21/07/2018 - 18:54
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Art Relics Shed Light on Mysterious Ancient Civilization
... they were not "black-figure"—and there was no empty space on the items. From the designs depicted on the pieces, ...
Riley Winters - 26/03/2017 - 00:50
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Builders of Teotihuacan Had Remarkable Knowledge of Science and Engineering
... technologies including chemical processing, electronics, space travel, and nuclear energy production. Mercury is a ...
Mark A. Carpenter - 02/01/2021 - 22:02
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Vaison-La-Romaine Whispers History Around Every Ancient Corner
... contains the forum which served as the main public space in the town. Several other Roman buildings such as the ...
Ed Whelan - 15/10/2020 - 01:02
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The Protector of Kea Island: The Lion of Kea
... concluded that it is made of local limestone. The isolated space around the sculpture could be a grave marker, taking ...
Sarah Piraino - 17/04/2021 - 18:38
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Peruvian Archaeologist’s Life Is Threatened Over Caral-Chupacigarro
A 73-year-old Peruvian archaeologist was shot in the chest. Her dog was slaughtered. And now she’s receiving death threats, as she fights to defend Caral-Chupacigarro, America’s oldest city, from a violent criminal gang. Caral-Chupacigarro is an almost 5000-year-old Norte Chico civilization settlement located 200 kilometers (120 mi) north of Lima, on a dry desert terrace overlooking the Supe River Valley in the Barranca Province of modern-day Peru.
ashley cowie - 04/01/2021 - 21:19
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“Supernatural” Bronze Age Gold Device Unearthed in Czech Republic
Last month a beet farmer in the Czech Republic uprooted an ornate Bronze Age gold artifact. It was well preserved in mud and the anonymous farmer photographed the golden treasure then sent the images to archaeologists at the Silesian Regional Museum in Opava, a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region.
ashley cowie - 29/10/2022 - 23:01
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4,300-Year-Old First Face Offers a Glimpse of Ancient Japanese Culture
Archaeologists in Japan have discovered what appears to be the first piece of stone painted that depicts a human face dating from the mid-Jomon Pottery Culture (2500–1500 BC). Experts describe the discovery as extremely important and unique.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 19/12/2017 - 22:50
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Can Ancient Temples Unearthed in Ayodhya Put Religious Dispute to Bed?
... ) Court Declares Ayodhya Hindu Land, Offers Muslims Other Space Modern Hindus Forbidden From Eating Beef But Ancient ...
Ed Whelan - 21/05/2020 - 23:07
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Skeletons in the Closet: Walls of Bones Discovered Beneath Cathedral
... centuries ago, had cleared out an old graveyard making space for new bodies, or perhaps during a renovation project. ...
ashley cowie - 21/02/2020 - 18:55
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The Penteli Cave Enigma – A Place of Unexplained Phenomena Since Ancient Times
... into it. By the mid-20th century, with the dawn of the Space Age, UFO sightings had also been added to the strange ...
Caleb Strom - 03/01/2019 - 22:49
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Palace of Cortés Display Burial Is A Pre-Hispanic Woman, Not a Spanish Monk!
... is a primary, direct and individual burial, with a burial space filled and covered by large rocks; The position was ...
ancient-origins - 26/01/2024 - 13:59
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Bog-Body Study Reveals Prehistoric “Overkill”
... an empirical assessment of trends in both time and space”. Correcting these dogmas from past research, this ...
ashley cowie - 10/01/2023 - 17:57
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1,200-Year-Old Telephone, Amazing Invention of the Ancient Chimu Civilization
... the seemingly magical ability to channel voices across space to be heard directly in the ear of the receiver was, ...
lizleafloor - 11/11/2020 - 00:24
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Archaeology Student Discovers Amphora Full of 200 Silver Roman Coins
... been excavated, such as some private rooms, a kitchen space, etc. This house apparently belonged to a wealthy ...
Marilo - 28/07/2016 - 03:46