From theguardian.com
Mystery surrounds 800-year-old Leicester burial pit containing 123 bodies
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Researchers are baffled by 12th-century corpses uncovered at a heritage learning centre built in the garden of Leicester Cathedral after discovery of Richard III’s remains
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3h ago
From archaeologymag.com
Archaeologists identify site of al-Qadisiyyah battle in Iraq
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Archaeologists have identified the site of the pivotal 7th-century Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, located about 30 kilometers south of Kufa in Iraq
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20h ago
From archaeologymag.com
500,000 WWII ‘phantom' ceramic coins discovered in Kyoto warehouse
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Shofu Inc., a Kyoto-based ceramics company, uncovered approximately 500,000 rare “Maboroshi” or “phantom” ceramic coins from World War II.
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From aol.com
Archaeologists discover ancient ‘migration route’ likely followed by several human species
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Further excavations may reveal how ancient human populations likely interacted with each other, researchers say
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17h ago
From omniletters.com
Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals.
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Study reveals traces of hallucinogens in an Egyptian cup, validating myths and ancient records of rituals in Ancient Egypt through chemical analysis.
#egypt #study #ancient #archaeology
11h ago
From cnn.com
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He’s the mythical Celtic warlord who held out against the Anglo Saxon invasion of Britain. His right-hand man was a wizard, he was handed his famous sword by a deity, and he was a romantic — and chivalrous — hero. But did he even exist?
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11h ago
From wordpress.com
Discovering the Temple of Melchizedek: A Journey into Biblical History
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An astonishing archaeological discovery in the City of David suggests the site where Abraham met Melchizedek has been uncovered. This blog delves into the implications of this find, exploring its s…
#faith #archaeology #melchizedek
23h ago
From biogrip.ac.za
A tale of a climate tipping point, and climate refugees, from southern African pre-history — BIOGRIP
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The entrance to a nondescript cave on a south-facing slope of the Swartberg Mountains, overlooking the Little Karoo, holds in its earthen floor a history of dramatic climatic change, and hunter-communities who were climate refugees as a warming world inundated their foraging grounds with a rising oc
19h ago