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The Mezquita: A Spanish Cathedral Within a Mosque (Video)
Nestled in Córdoba, Spain, the Mezquita is a remarkable embodiment of history and diverse faiths. Nestled in Córdoba, Spain, the Mezquita is a remarkable embodiment of history and ... the Gods Top image: Mezquita Mosque-Cathedral in Cordoba, Spain. Source: akulamatiau / Adobe Stock. By Robbie Mitchell ...
Robbie Mitchell - 31/08/2023 - 20:52
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Does Elba the ‘Shepherdess’ Reveal Early Animal Domestication?
... calling her? The ancient remains of “Elba,” which in Spain means “the woman who comes from the mountains,” ... Lindeiro cave in the northwestern region of Galicia, Spain, in 1996. Now, a new study presents the reconstructed ... to three wild cattle or aurochs in the cave in Galicia, Spain also seem to suggest. However, indications of animal ...
ashley cowie - 08/06/2021 - 22:50
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Million-Year-Old Cannibals Took Advantage of the Easy Calories
... other animals. Inhabiting hunting planes in what is today Spain some 900,000 years ago, Homo antecessor hunted and ate ... from "Gran Dolina" (ATD6-15 & ATD6-69), in Atapuerca, Spain (replica) ( Pubic Domain ) Those bones, according to ...
ashley cowie - 12/05/2019 - 14:45
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Amerigo Vespucci: The Forgotten Explorer Who Named America
... receiving the position, he soon travelled to Barcelona in Spain, as required by his work. The Iberian Peninsula of that ... Vespucci became engaged in a lot of business in Spain, particularly Seville, where he conducted the ... - a good education, fantastic connections in Italy and Spain, a sailing background, and a great deal of skills in ...
Aleksa Vučković - 18/01/2020 - 18:57
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Archaeology Student Discovers Amphora Full of 200 Silver Roman Coins
... (Ampurias), located in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain, is a unique site in the Iberian Peninsula which ... ‘denarius’). In addition, other students coming from Spain, Portugal, and Italy have also discovered a small ... 600 Kilos of 4th Century Roman Bronze Coins Discovered in Spain Unraveling the Origins of the Roman Sword Discovered ...
Marilo - 28/07/2016 - 03:46
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Juana Ines de la Cruz – 17th Century Philosopher, Composer, and Poet Who Spoke For Women’s Rights
... de Toledo, the Marquis of Mancera and the viceroy of New Spain and was invited to be a lady-in-waiting at the ... as a literary genius. Statue of Juana Inés in Madrid, Spain. (Sanbec / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Top image: Juana Ines de la ... Inés de la Cruz, self-taught scholar and poet of New Spain. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 04/03/2019 - 01:46
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Tripping through Time: The Fascinating History of the Magic Mushroom
... from around 9000 BC. Similarly, rock paintings in Spain created about 6000 years ago suggest that the mushroom ... evidence to suggest so yet. Rock art at Selva Pascuala in Spain appears to depict a row of mushrooms. Credit: Juan ...
Robert Brusco - 01/02/2017 - 19:57
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The First Circumnavigation of the World Happened by Accident, Not Design
In 2022 Spain went all out to celebrate the quincentennial of the ... of the so-called ‘Spice Route Armada’ which reached Spain on September 6th, 1522, after completing the first ... roughly 270-strong crew, the only ship to make it back to Spain was the Nao Victoria, with just 18 people on board led ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 22/09/2022 - 01:57
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Puzzling Identity of the Most Ancient Humans in England
... found at Sima de los Huesos (or the ‘Pit of Bones’) in Spain. In the latest string of research and studies shedding ... found at Sima de los Huesos (or the ‘Pit of Bones’) in Spain. The Boxgrove fossils, found in the 1990s, include two ... they belong to a different population than the sample in Spain because the Boxgrove tibia has more primitive ...
Sahir - 16/11/2022 - 17:50
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Rare coin hoard worth $1m discovered by treasure hunters off the coast of Florida
... transported from Cuba, then a Spanish colony, back to Spain to refill the Spanish Treasury, exhausted after the ... Royal”. This item was minted for King Philip V of Spain and was distinguished from other coins of the period, ... law for its archaeological value. Portrait of Philip V of Spain ( Wikimedia Commons ) There may be a lot more treasure ...
Robin Whitlock - 30/07/2015 - 21:56
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The Lady of Baza and the Battle to Take Her Home
... of the Romans. Discovered in the province of Granada , Spain , the Lady of Baza statue is believed to have been used ... is situated to the north of Baza, in Granada, the south of Spain. As the excavations were going on, a worker’s tool ... between warriors were part of the funerary rituals. Spain’s Lady of Elche Reveals New Links with Indian Goddess ...
dhwty - 10/12/2020 - 17:01
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The Rocks, Stained Red with Blood: A Son of Hercules Slew Giants at Salcombe, Devon?
... of Hercules in La Coruña, on the north-west coast of Spain, shows the Greek hero Hercules battling the giant ... Corineus, a Trojan whom (says Geoffrey) Brutus meets in Spain, may originally have been a (non-Trojan) hero called ... who came from La Coruña on the north-west coast of Spain. He may have been fathered when – as an extant ...
Anthony Adolph - 13/09/2017 - 18:59
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New Evidence Suggests Early Humans HIBERNATED In Caves, Like Bears
... at an archaeological site called Atapuerca in northern Spain, the scientists found evidence of lesions and other ... fossilized human bones unearthed at Atapuerca in northern Spain, the scientists found evidence of lesions and other ... Seek Answers to Human Origins in the Caves of Atapuerca, Spain Despite their close relationship to modern humans, ...
Nathan Falde - 21/12/2020 - 17:56
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The Lady of Arlanpe: First Paleolithic Venus of the Iberian Peninsula?
... 2011 in the Arlanpe cave located in the Biscay province of Spain have provided many details about the hominids who ... Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH) in Burgos, Spain. He is an archaeologist and the leading author of a ... place of worship in Late Roman period . Ancient Cave in Spain reveals advanced astronomical knowledge of inhabitants ...
ancient-origins - 21/10/2015 - 02:37
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Scota: Mother of Scotland and Daughter of a Pharaoh
... and wandered around the Mediterranean until they reached Spain. Have archaeologists found the last known witch grave ... to be the island foresaw by Moses. Although Miled died in Spain, his wife and children eventually reached and settled ... of Hercules, and dwelt for a long course of time in Spain among the most savage peoples, but nowhere could it be ...
dhwty - 10/09/2015 - 00:59
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Female Ruler Sporting Rare Diadem Unearthed at Bronze Age Palace
... Western Europe’s first Bronze Age palace in Murcia, Spain. The site also holds a unique burial including a ... Bronze Age site was uncovered at La Almoloya in Murcia, Spain in 2014 and the lavish burial has been dated to around ... Bronze Age palace and huge trove of grave goods in Spain Killer Queens: 5 of Ancient History’s Most ...
Alicia McDermott - 11/03/2021 - 00:00
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Granadilla: The Spanish 'Ghost Town' That Should be Underwater (Video)
The picturesque town of Granadilla, located in Spain, carries a captivating tale of abandonment and longing. The picturesque town of Granadilla, located in Spain , carries a captivating tale of abandonment and ... For Tourismi Top image: Abandoned village of Granadilla in Spain. Source: JIRMoronta / Adobe Stock. By Robbie ...
Robbie Mitchell - 13/06/2023 - 20:54
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Scientists from Atapuerca Revolutionizing Human Evolution
... most important sites in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain), seems to "force us to revolutionize" human evolution ... Seek Answers to Human Origins in the Caves of Atapuerca, Spain 430,000-Year-Old Murder Victim? Researchers Bring to ... ago may have looked like, the Pit of Bones, Atapuerca, Spain. (Photo: Kennis&Kennis / Madrid Scientific Films / ...
Marilo - 03/09/2015 - 03:11
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Archaeologists Astounded by Iberian and Roman Armor and Weapon Find
... of Libisosa near Lezuza, Albacete, in South-Eastern Spain. Archaeologists have discovered artifacts from the ... The Libisosa archaeological site near Lezuza, Albacete, Spain. ( CC BY SA 2.5 ) According to El Español , the ... weapons have been found in the ancient city of Libisosa in Spain. Source: Héctor Uroz and Nora Hernández By Alicia ...
Alicia McDermott - 30/12/2020 - 22:03
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Wild Animals in the Sky? Prehistoric Cave Art Suggests Ancient Advanced Astronomy
... cave painting of bisons from the Altamira cave, Cantabria, Spain (replica), painted c. 20,000 years ago (Solutrean). ... Neolithic art featuring animal symbols at sites in Turkey, Spain, France and Germany. They found all the sites used the ...
ancient-origins - 28/11/2018 - 13:57