A team of Catalan archaeologists believes it has unearthed one of the earliest images of Jesus Christ buried deep in an ancient Egyptian tomb.Experts at […]
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Egypt unveils exact replica of Tutankhamun’s tomb made with a 3D printer
The most famous of all Egyptian burial sites, Tutankhamun’s tomb, has been replicated with a 3D exact facsimile in a project led by a British […]
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14 Intriguing Abandoned Military Sites.
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The strange case of the ‘time travel’ murder
A woman’s body is found in London. DNA turns up a hit, yet the suspect apparently died weeks before the alleged victim. Here, forensic scientist […]
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30th April – Walpurgisnacht
‘Walpurgis Night was when, according to the belief of millions of people, the devil was abroad – when the graves were opened and the dead […]
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How the King James Bible Came About
Back in 1603, Queen Elizabeth I passed away. She had ruled England for 45 years, was well-loved, and provided a sense of stability and security […]
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The Nazi UFO Mythos. 01 Foo Fighters. Kevin McClure | MAGONIA
The ‘foo fighter’ phenomenon seems to have been so named after a wartime US comic strip which featured a character called Smokey Stover, whose catchphrase […]
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Google’s 3D Angkor online
Drawing on over one million photos, Google has taken the Angkor Wat temple complex into the digital realm, allowing anyone with internet access to enjoy […]
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Ancient carved stones find at Codnor Castle
Volunteers at Codnor Castle have unearthed an important artefact which will help them learn more about the 11th century medieval castle.Tom Saint, 19, son of […]
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BATSOWL – The British Batman of 1918
As most of you will know, this year marks the 75th anniversary of Batman. However, the notion of costumed ‘bat-men’ didn’t originate with Bob Kane’s […]
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A Pre-Christian Custom in Eighteenth-Century Scotland? – Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog
A recent article on Chris’ Haunted Ohio Books quoted an eighteenth-century source for an unusual form of Scottish divination: the whole passage from Martin Martin, […]
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A Roman hoard from the end of empire
Dutch archaeologists have recently completed the rescue excavation of a unique treasure hoard dating to the beginning of the 5th century AD, from a field […]
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Rifle range linked to tragic First World War battle discovered
A newly-formed history society has discovered the remains of a rifle range used by a tragic Welsh battalion that suffered horrific losses in a key […]
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16th century woodcut proves Irish were the original hipsters
A 16th-century woodcut has revealed the Irish to be the original hipsters – when it comes to hairstyles, at least.A 1521 woodcut by German polymath […]
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Madrid begins search for remains of author of Don Quixote
Almost 400 years after he died penniless and virtually unknown, archaeologists are on a quest to discover the lost bones of Miguel de Cervantes, author […]
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The Brag, Shape-shifting Devil Horse
I’ve only just started this column, so I’m not particularly worried about running out of ideas yet, but I did sit down for this one […]
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Spanish team finds hidden ‘tomb of Jesus’
Spanish team finds hidden ‘tomb of Jesus’Previous digs nearby have uncovered a temple dedicated to the Egyptian god of the afterlife. Egyptologists have discovered what […]
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Alien Resurrection
The search for the Holy Grail of video games is due to begin this weekend in what is being billed as “the first archaeological expedition […]
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1888 “City of Chester” Shipwreck Rediscovered in Under Golden Gate Bridge
A steamship that sank with 16 passengers aboard in 1888 has been located again under the Golden Gate Bridge, leading to the release of new […]
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Stonehenge Rock Source Identified
Scientists have found the exact source of Stonehenge’s smaller bluestones, new research suggests.The stones’ rock composition revealed they come from a nearby outcropping, located about […]
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Knutsford Roman hoard among secrets uncovered at Cheshire Archaeology Day
RESIDENTS are being invited to uncover secrets of Cheshire’s past– including a hoard of Roman coins, brooches and rings from Knutsford – at Cheshire Archaeology […]
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Did You Know?: An Ongoing Mystery: The Westall Flying Saucer Incident
The Westall Flying Saucer incident represents one of the best perhaps the best of the category of UFO sightings described as daylight, mass-witness, school-based sightings […]
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The Tragic Story of How Einstein’s Brain Was Stolen and Wasn’t Even Special
My headline may be a bit misleading. Albert Einstein, the Nobel prize-winning physicist who gave the world the theory of relativity, E = mc2, and […]
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An Armchair Tour of Britain’s White Horses
Living in Wiltshire, I regularly find myself driving past white horses that have been etched into the countryside. A number of these white horses I […]
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‘Roman’ skeletons unearthed among treasure haul during digs in west Suffolk
Nine skeletons and four cremation pits are among the discoveries made by archaeologists at Bardwell, Barnham, Pakenham and Rougham, all near Bury St Edmunds.Neolithic, Bronze […]
