Myths have fed the imaginations and souls of humans for thousands of years. The vast majority of these tales are just stories people have handed […]
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The Alton Barnes Zebra: yes, very funny, but please don’t do it. | The Heritage Journal
This was done on April Fool’s day. It’s not that we don’t have a sense of humour, but wouldn’t it be better if public monuments […]
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Satellites and sensors to halt crumbling of Italy’s Pompeii
The ruins of ancient Pompeii will be monitored by satellites and sensors under an agreement with Italian defence and technology group Finmeccanica to try to […]
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Archaeologist Tired Of Unearthing Unspeakable Ancient Evils
HASAKE, SYRIA—When archaeologist Edward Whitson joined a Penn State University dig in Hasake last year, he did so to participate in the excavation of a […]
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1,600-Year-Old Goblet Shows that the Romans Used Nanotechnology.
The Lycurgus Cup, as it is known due to its depiction of a scene involving King Lycurgus of Thrace, is a 1,600-year-old jade green Roman […]
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Mysterious face discovered on rock near St Andrews East Sands beach
A fossil hunter found himself caught between a rock and one very hard face after discovering this mysterious carving glowering out from a boulder that […]
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Is the car park skeleton Richard III? Of course not. It’s a skeleton | Mike Pitts – Digging Deeper
As I said to the editor Rob Attar, hat’s off to BBC History magazine for its lead news story, “Was the skeleton in the car […]
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Thousands of artifacts removed from rural Indiana home
FBI agents Wednesday removed “thousands” of cultural artifacts, including American Indian items, from the private collection of a 91-year-old Rush County man who had acquired […]
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The History Blog » Blog Archive » Anglo-Saxon ring engraved with Christian and pagan symbols
The History Blog » Blog Archive » Anglo-Saxon ring engraved with Christian and pagan symbols.
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Archaeologist at Treblinka Nazi death camp finds evidence of gas chambers | JPost | Israel News
An archaeologist featured on a TV documentary series unearthed what may be some of the only physical evidence of the gas chambers at the death […]
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Frozen World War I soldiers appear in the Alps
The White War—a snow-bound World War I battle between Italy and Austria—claimed the lives of countless soldiers way up in the Alps. Now, melting ice […]
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Crowds flock to Spanish church after holy grail claim
Curators were forced to remove a precious cup from display in a Spanish church when crowds swarmed there after historians claimed it was the holy […]
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Is this the first weather report? How a 3,500 year old inscription revealing a ‘tempest of rain’ could rewrite Egyptian history
An inscription on a 3,500-year-old stone block from Egypt that could be one of the world’s oldest weather reports could help rewrite the history of […]
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Historic Bolsover Castle gets 17th century makeover – Derbyshire Times
A £1.3m overhaul that historians say ‘puts 17th Century personality back into Bolsover Castle’ has been unveiled by English Heritage.The huge restoration project has transformed […]
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5 Mysterious Structures With Creepy Unknown Origins
5 Mysterious Structures With Creepy Unknown Origins – StumbleUpon.
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Discovery of Attila the Hun tomb in Hungary is a hoax – No Shit, Sherlock? :)
Two days ago an announcement was made that construction workers building the foundations of a new bridge over the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, had […]
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A Mummy’s Coffin Has Been Saved From Mysterious Crystal Rot
A Mummy’s Coffin Has Been Saved From Mysterious Crystal Rot.
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Woolly Mammoths Suffered Major Birth Defects Before Extinction | I Fucking Love Science
Woolly Mammoths Suffered Major Birth Defects Before Extinction | I Fucking Love Science.
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Sutton Hoo: A new home for Britain’s Tutankhamun
Sutton Hoo: A new home for Britain’s Tutankhamun – Telegraph.
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Ghostly Stone Throwing in Kent, 1918
Ghostly Stone Throwing in Kent, 1918 – Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog.
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Egypt mummy tattoo: Intimate ink of man’s name discovered on inner thigh of 1,300-year-old MUMMY
Egypt mummy tattoo: Intimate ink of man’s name discovered on inner thigh of 1,300-year-old MUMMY – Mirror Online.
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Secret desert camp used by First World War hero Lawrence of Arabia is discovered intact with rum jars and a campfire | Mail Online
Secret desert camp used by First World War hero Lawrence of Arabia is discovered intact with rum jars and a campfire | Mail Online.
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BBC News – Cambridge University archaeologists find ‘oldest’ Roman irrigation system
BBC News – Cambridge University archaeologists find ‘oldest’ Roman irrigation system.
