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An Ancient Viking Shelter for Travelers Uncovered in Norway
In the heart of the rugged landscape of Hardangervidda, a vast mountainous plateau in Norway, a group of archaeologists, on ...
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Five Stone Weights and a Spindle for Weaving, Found Among the Remains of an Iron Age Workshop
As part of the preventive excavations being carried out at the Coatmen site, southwest of the city of Tréméven (Côtes-d’Armor ...
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Pallantium, the Legendary Greek City the Romans Believed Existed Where Rome Was Later Founded
One of the most fascinating and perhaps lesser-known stories of Rome’s history is that of Pallantium (in ancient Greek ...
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The Sacking of the Irish Town of Baltimore by Barbary Corsairs in 1631
Although the general idea is that the Ottomans and Barbary corsairs limited their naval raids to the Mediterranean, this is a mistake, as ships and even entire fleets dared to pass through the Pillars ...
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Fascinating Millefiori Glass Plaques from the 5th Century AD Found in the Ancient Lycian Port of Andriake
Decorative plates of millefiori glass from the 5th century A.D. found at Andriake. Credit: Ministry of Culture of Türkiye In ...
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Marcus Antonius Pallas, the Treasurer of Two Roman Emperors Who Became Rich Without Ever Embezzling Public Funds
Callistus, Terentius, Hyginus, Narcissus, Asiaticus, Neophytus, Phaon, Pallas… What do these names of historical figures from ...
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Researchers Discover a New Blood Group System
A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of transfusion medicine by identifying a new blood group system, called MAL. This discovery, published in the journal Blood by ...
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Analysis of the bust of Sargon’s son reveals the beginnings of lost-wax casting technique in Mesopotamia
Three views of the Head of a ruler, Mesopotamia, Iraq, ca. 2300–2000 BCE. Credit: Anna-Marie Kellen / The Metropolitan Museum of Art A recent study of an ancient Mesopotamian sculpture using ...
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Roman Structure and Carolingian Vessel Discovered in the Loire Riverbed
As part of the Loire Riverbed Rebalancing Program, carried out by Voies Navigables de France (VNF), the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) conducted two excavations ...
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Astronomers Discover Galaxy Being Devoured by a Supermassive Black Hole
A team of international researchers, co-led by the University of Cambridge, has used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a galaxy from the early universe that is undergoing a ...
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Earth Had a Ring Like Saturn’s for Millions of Years, and Its Shadow Triggered an Ice Age
A recent study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals evidence that Earth may have had a ring similar to Saturn’s around 466 million years ago, during the Ordovician ...
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The Famous Lion of Venice Comes from China, Possibly Brought by Marco Polo’s Father and Uncle
A team of researchers from the fields of geology, chemistry, archaeology, and art history at the University of Padua and the International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (Ismeo), ...