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Over 100 Horse Skeletons from a Roman Cavalry Unit from the 2nd Century A.D. Found in Stuttgart
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation of the Stuttgart Regional Council have found the remains of ...
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Scientists manage to stimulate eye cells to visualize “olo”, a color never seen before by humans
In a breakthrough that seems straight out of science fiction, a group of scientists has succeeded in getting the human eye to ...
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The Pope Who Bore the Name of a Roman God and Changed It Upon Election, Beginning a Tradition
AD. The Eternal City, once the capital of the Empire, now under Ostrogothic rule, prepares to receive a new pontiff. But this ...
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Emergence of a land bridge 20 million years ago allowed elephants and humans to cross into Asia, and turned the Sahara into a desert
What happens beneath the Earth’s surface may seem distant, but its effects shape continents, influence ocean circulation, ...
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The Mysterious “Gravitational Hole” in the Indian Ocean That Makes Sea Level Drop by 106 Meters
In the Indian Ocean, there is a place where the laws of gravity seem to falter—a gigantic depression in the Earth’s geoid where the gravitational force is weaker than normal, causing the sea level to ...
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Secrets of Neo-Assyrian Writing Tablets Uncovered: Beeswax and Toxic Pigments
A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the materials and techniques used in the production of writing tablets from the Neo-Assyrian Empire, found in the ruins ...
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Gears in the Antikythera Mechanism May Have Caused It to Malfunction
The remains of the Antikythera Mechanism at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Credit: Guillermo Carvajal / labrujulaverde.com The Antikythera Mechanism is a complex system of bronze gears ...
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A Semicircular Classroom Found in the Gymnasium of Agrigento Is the Oldest Known in the Greek World
Photo taken with drone of the gymnasium discovered during excavations in Agrigento. The auditorium (Hörsaal) is seen in the center. Credit: Thomas Lappi – Monika Trümper / FU Berlin, Institut für ...
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Pre-Hispanic Offerings Deposited by an Extinct Civilization Discovered in a Sacred Cave in Mexico
Bracelets and other offerings found in a sacred cave in Mexico. Credit: CINAH Guerrero Near Carrizal de Bravo in the Sierra of Guerrero, a cave known as Tlayócoc has revealed an archaeological ...
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“House of Life” Discovered at the Ramesseum in Luxor, Filled with Drawings and School Games
Discovered in the Ramesseum of Luxor the House of Life, a school inside the temple. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt An Egyptian-French archaeological mission has made a series of ...
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Many Medieval Manuscripts Found to Be Bound in Seal Skins from the Arctic
A specimen of Erignathus barbatus. Credit: Ansgar Walk / Wikimedia Commons Left, Romanesque binding from Clairvaux covered with a chemise with hairs on (Médiathèque du Grand Troyes, ms. 35, ca.
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Rocks Found in Iceland Explain How Late Antiquity Little Ice Age May Have Contributed to Fall of the Roman Empire
Research led by scientists at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with institutions from Canada and China, offers new evidence about the intensity and scope of the Late Antique Little Ice ...