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Alpine Glacier Reveals Unlikely Insights Into Murder of Thomas Becket
... site of the alpine glacier in proximity to Italy and Switzerland. (Christopher Loveluck / Antiquity Publications ...
ashley cowie - 31/03/2020 - 22:58
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Swiss Archaeologists Find Bronze Age City in Lucerne Lake
... beneath the muddy floor of Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland discovered something enthralling. ... beneath the muddy floor of Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland discovered something enthralling. Approximately ... rivers, and wetlands in the Alps region, including 56 in Switzerland, which were constructed and occupied between ...
Nathan Falde - 28/04/2021 - 22:36
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Trephination: The Oldest Evidenced Surgery Still in Use Today?
... the operation. This skull was discovered in Corseaux, Switzerland. (Rama / CC BY-SA 3.0 FR ) Although the name for ...
dhwty - 16/03/2020 - 18:05
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A Beauty in Darkness: The Hidden Secrets of the Catacomb Saints
... became the proud relics of towns in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland – even though they were the remains of mostly ... the interior of the Church of St. Nicholas in Wil, Switzerland. The breath-taking display fascinates every ... Catacomb Saint – St. Pancras on exhibition in Wil, Switzerland. (Dbu / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) These are the alleged ...
Aleksa Vučković - 10/07/2019 - 19:08
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Unravelling the Tragic Story Behind the Impressive Lion Monument of Lucerne
... as the Lion Monument) is a memorial located in Lucerne, Switzerland. This monument is a rock relief carved into the ... ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) By Wu Mingren References All About Switzerland, 2010. Lion Monument, Lucerne. [Online] Available at: http://lucerne.all-about-switzerland.info/lucerne-lion-monument-pictures-history.html ...
dhwty - 29/04/2016 - 03:50
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Ring of Skulls: Ancient and Modern Sacrifices to the Water Gods
... skulls buried in the earth around lakes in Germany and Switzerland has revealed an age-old tradition of making ... to the water gods. Archaeologists from Basel University, Switzerland found the skulls of children forming a protective ...
lizleafloor - 22/02/2016 - 00:58
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Boris Johnson’s Mummified Ancestor Died from Pathogen, Not the STD Syphilis
... old, a woman called Anna Catharina Bischoff died in Basel, Switzerland. On 20 October 1975, workers were excavating in ... mummy as “the best preserved” and "most enigmatic" in Switzerland. Syphilis-ridden Spanish Skeletons Found at ...
ashley cowie - 27/02/2023 - 13:56
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5,500-Year-Old Neolithic Cranial Amulets Shed Light on Ancient Belief System
... dates to the Middle Neolithic period of western Switzerland (also known as the Cortaillod culture), and so far only a few such pendants have been discovered in Switzerland. Ernest Roulin, and a number of archaeologists ...
Joanna Gillan - 14/10/2023 - 18:58
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Paracelsus: the Father of Toxicology and the Enemy of Physicians
... Einsiedeln, Schwyz, the Old Swiss Confederacy (modern day Switzerland). Paracelsus’ father, Wilhelm Bombast ... he began studying medicine at the University of Basel in Switzerland. According to one source, it was at Basel that ...
dhwty - 24/09/2015 - 03:56
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The Twisted Phenomena and Strange Features of Medieval Art
... a similar celestial phenomenon was reported over Basel, Switzerland and The Basel Pamphlet describes “unusual ...
ashley cowie - 30/05/2019 - 02:47
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Oldest Stilted Village in Europe Found Underwater Behind Defensive Spikes
... in Europe. Professor Albert Hafner , an archaeologist from Switzerland’s University of Bern , told AFP that his team ... the " Stilt House Settlement on the Lake of Zurich ," in Switzerland. Built during the Late Bronze Age, around ...
ashley cowie - 13/08/2023 - 19:00
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World of Stonehenge Exhibition Is a Stunning Treasure Hall of Fame
... from museums and institutions in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and within the United Kingdom. Many will be ... hand with a gold cuff found in a Bronze Age grave in Switzerland . Believed to have been created around 3,500 ...
Sahir - 16/02/2022 - 21:57
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The Secret Life of Melusine: Mysterious Mermaid & Serpent Mother of European Nobility
... a horn - wooden panel from St.Martin's Church in Zillis, Switzerland ( CC BY 2.0 ) The Mermaid and the Gentleman: The ...
MartiniF - 31/03/2017 - 15:25
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5,200-Year-Old Carved Stone Chrysalis Unearthed from the Dawn of The Silk Road
... province; 4th millennium BC; Rietberg Museum (Zürich, Switzerland) ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Pottery is also a valuable aid ...
Sahir - 21/07/2022 - 14:58
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Jousting Horses Ridden by English Knights Came from Mainland Europe
... from other parts of Europe, including northern Italy and Switzerland. Medieval Horses in England Were Shockingly ... animals must have been imported from northern Italy and Switzerland, undoubtedly at great expense. The scientists ...
Nathan Falde - 25/03/2024 - 21:53
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Before They Were Divination Tools, Tarot Decks Were Playing Cards
... century, and it is still popular in France, Belgium, and Switzerland. There are also other tarot card games played in ... countries, such as Königrufen in Austria and Troccas in Switzerland. The Ancient Origins of the Marseille Tarot The ...
dhwty - 21/03/2023 - 00:53
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How Stork Legends, Myths and Omens Set Their Place in History
... they are often confused with cranes or ibis. In Avenche in Switzerland (the ancient Aventicum ), in the major temple complex dedicated to the genius of Helvetia-Roman Switzerland, one column stands as the "cigognier" because, ...
Maura Andreoni - 23/05/2020 - 23:06
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Archaeologists in China unearth 2,400-year-old Polo Sticks and Balls
... water with no horses. This is the Cartier Snow Polo Cup in Switzerland. (Photo by Frédéric de Goldschmidt/ Wikimedia ...
Mark Miller - 16/05/2015 - 02:53
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Ritually Motivated Traditions May Be Behind Holes Drilled into Skulls in Prehistoric Russia
... the patient survived. Natural History Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland. ( CC BY SA 2.0 ) In February 2015 other Russian ...
Mark Miller - 06/05/2016 - 21:52
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Ten Bizarre Mysteries Across Time and Space
... History Hand-colored woodprint by Samuel Coccius, Basle Switzerland 1566. August 7th many black globes moved before ...
ancient-origins - 01/06/2019 - 22:51