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The Tomb of the “Magician of the Goddess Selket”, a High-Ranking Physician of the Old Kingdom, Discovered in Egypt
Detail of the interior of the mastaba with the physician's tomb found in Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for ...
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The Story of Bíawacheeitchish, the Female Chief of the Crow People
Although the native cultures of North America were non-literate, oral tradition and contact with the white people have allowed us to know the names and stories of many of their chiefs and warriors.
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A World Submerged Beneath the Pacific: Geologists Discover Enigmatic Ancient Tectonic Plates Where They Shouldn’t Be
Using a new model, researchers uncover zones in the Earth's lower mantle where seismic waves travel slower (red) or faster (blue). The large blue zone in the western Pacific (right above the center of ...
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Lead contamination caused a generalized decline in the IQ of Europeans during the Roman Empire
Lead contamination has long been recognized as a significant public health hazard, even at low exposure levels. A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) sheds ...
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New Tombs Discovered in Saqqara Contain Burial Shafts Sealed with Limestone Blocks
In a recent announcement, the joint Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission, led by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Kanazawa University, has uncovered tombs, mastabas, and burials dating back ...
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Siglas Poveiras: The Unusual Proto-Writing Left by Vikings to Portuguese Fishermen
Typical Portuguese tile mural. Each boat is identified by its poveira sign on the hull. Credit: PedroPVZ / Wikimedia Commons As mentioned earlier, another legacy is that of the Siglas poveiras or ...
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Carbon atoms and other elements found to circulate in giant streams in the universe
An image of a dense, star-rich portion of our galaxy, the Milky Way, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team Carbon, the building block of life on Earth, owes its ...
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Guillermo Carvajal
In the Neckargartach district of Heilbronn, in southwestern Germany, a 500-meter-long section of Roman road and various buildings were recently discovered. Fragments of a statue of Mercury were also ...
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Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus: The Rivalry of Two Roman Centurions as Told by Julius Caesar
We know the names of very few Roman centurions and legionaries, mostly those found on inscriptions and commemorative steles, ...
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The famous Sutton Hoo tombs may belong to Anglo-Saxons who served in the Byzantine army fighting against the Sassanids in the 6th century
Sutton Hoo, one of England’s most iconic archaeological sites, has once again captured the attention of historians and ...
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Uncovering a Massive Ancient Fortress with a 1-Kilometer-Long, 3,000-Year-Old Wall in the Caucasus
A recent study led by Dr. Nathaniel Erb-Satullo of Cranfield University has shed new light on a colossal 3,000-year-old ...
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Roman Strategy Game Pieces Found in Hadrianopolis
Excavations in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis, located in the Eskipazar district of Karabük, Turkey, have recently ...