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Handless Man Adds Further Intrigue to the Island of the Medieval Porpoise Grave
... Archaeologists in the Channel Islands (part of the United Kingdom) made a baffling discovery recently. They ... remarkable discovery. The skeleton was found in varying states of preservation. (Youtube Screenshot ) The mysterious ...
Ed Whelan - 04/12/2018 - 18:44
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Iran’s Heritage Sites Remain Under Threat. What Could We Lose?
... The concern is a response to what the president of the United States tweeted on Saturday January 4: ....targeted 52 Iranian ... signed in Geneva and at the Hague. In 2017, the United Nations security council passed unanimously a ...
ancient-origins - 09/01/2020 - 01:59
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How DNA Analysis Ended Scientific Disputes in the Case of the Kennewick Man
... and sparked a storm of controversy, particularly in the United States. The skull's distinctive features prompted a multitude ... ancestors. In 2004, a group of anthropologists sued the United States government for the right to conduct tests on ...
Joanna Gillan - 23/06/2023 - 14:59
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Puebloans in Treeless Chaco Canyon Hauled 240,000 Trees over 75 KM for House Construction
... for the first time to our knowledge in the southwestern United States and show that 70% of timbers likely originated over 75 ... the Pueblo people lived in a vast area of the Southwestern United States, including Chaco Canyon, from 850 to 1250. ...
Mark Miller - 08/12/2015 - 21:44
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Hereward the Wake – Original Robin Hood or Fictional Medieval Hero?
... ) The Family of Hereward the Wake Conventional knowledge states that Hereward was born sometime between 1035 and 1036 AD. The G esta Herewardi states that 1054 was his 18th year, which gives us his year ... who had been ousted by William the Conqueror . The armies united to form a larger rebel force. William responded by ...
Robbie Mitchell - 02/12/2022 - 21:58
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The Story of Eliza Hamilton: The Woman Behind a Great Man
... and represented New York in the Senate of the first United States Congress. The Schuyler family home, where Elizabeth ... infamous duel with Aaron Burr, the Vice President of the United States at that time. Although the two men had been ...
dhwty - 28/11/2020 - 14:02
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How Columbus, Of All People, Became a National Symbol
... by historians until he was resurrected as a symbol of the United States. Christopher Columbus in chains ( public domain ) ... Views of The World's Columbian Exposition After Paris, the United States set out to prove to the world it was the equal ...
ancient-origins - 08/10/2017 - 13:56
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The Strange Story of Daisy of Pless and Her Long Sought After Necklace
... William II, the German Emperor and King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. The very strong bond between Daisy and ... a series of memoirs that were widely read in the United Kingdom, the United States, and in Continental Europe. It was a huge scandal and ...
Natalia Klimczak - 24/01/2016 - 00:59
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This Scary Season: Halloween and Paranormal Phenomena Make for Spooky Supernatural Events
... began to physically injure us in clear view of others”, states Terry, a 35-year-old wife and mother of two from ... the U.S. might be the one time of the year that both stand united in simply having a good time in the shadow of such ... the festival originated amidst the region now known as the United Kingdom and celebrated the one night each year that ...
ancient-origins - 13/10/2018 - 18:28
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Tooth Fairy Tales: The Strange Origins of the Dental Sprite
... out. Belief in the tooth fairy has become so common in the United States that losing belief in her is considered a rite of ... harm? The rituals associated with the tooth fairy in the United States also bear an eerie resemblance to rituals used ...
Caleb Strom - 10/08/2018 - 22:53
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Demise of ancient Rapa Nui civilization linked to European contact
... the people. Researchers from Chile, New Zealand, and the United States are doing hydration testing of obsidian artifacts to ... the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America says: “This analysis confirms that ...
Mark Miller - 22/05/2018 - 22:07
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Obsidian From Oregon Found at Early Holocene Site Beneath Lake Huron
... naturally in the Pacific Northwest, but not in the eastern United States. Native Americans living in the east were only able to ... time an obsidian sample has been found in the eastern United States that could be traced to this location. Other ...
Nathan Falde - 03/06/2021 - 14:54
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Top Stories This Week: Child Snatchers, Haunted Mirrors & A Pharaoh’s True Face
... Clotilda wreck, the last known active slave ship in the United States. The Erlking: The Powerful Germanic Mythical Snatcher ... few details about the life of the man who ruled over a united Egyptian kingdom from 1525 to 1504 BC. But that ...
Joanna Gillan - 09/01/2022 - 22:00
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Legendary Hopewell Culture Destroyed By Exploding Comet, Study Says
... has revealed that the area of what is now the eastern United States experienced an epidemic of massive and ravaging ... is now the northeastern and midwestern sections of the United States. The Hopewell culture was ethnically diverse, ...
Nathan Falde - 03/02/2022 - 13:50
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The Adena Giant Revealed: Profile of Prehistoric Mound Builders
... view of the Adena Mound, located in Chillicothe, Ohio, United States, northwest of downtown. The type site for the Adena ...
Jason Jarrell - 08/12/2015 - 14:53
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Research Traces Cannabis Plant Origins to the Tibetan Plateau 28 Million Years Ago
... reached South America in the 19th century penetrating the United States at the beginning of the 20th century with Mexican ... outlawed in Utah in 1915, and by 1931 it was illegal in 29 states. By 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act put cannabis under the ...
ashley cowie - 22/05/2019 - 22:52
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The Very Strange History of the Easter Bunny
... – but that’s just not the case. Leviticus 11:6 states that the hare is an unclean animal: “The hare, for ... Indeed, in his 1835 book Deutsche Mythologie, Jacob Grimm states that “the Easter Hare is unintelligible to me, but ... took the custom of the Easter Bunny with them to the United States and, by the end of the 19th century, sweet ...
ancient-origins - 16/04/2017 - 18:46
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Forged Medieval Charters: How To Rewrite History In The Middle Ages
... the basis of the Constitution of several modern nation states, including the United States of America . Bound In Law And Before God Medieval ...
Meagan Dickerson - 28/08/2021 - 22:32
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Snow Snake, The Ancient Native American Winter Sport, Gets Popular
... been played by indigenous people living in the northern United States and in Canada for several centuries. The list of ... and on native lands in the northeast and north central United States primarily, from November through April. The ...
Nathan Falde - 24/02/2021 - 17:21
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St George’s Chapel: A Right British Royal Peculiar
... there. St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, United Kingdom. S ource: LAURA /Adobe Stock Founding of St ... the Order’s early history. For instance, one theory states that Edward was inspired by Arthurian legends and ...
dhwty - 13/01/2020 - 14:00