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The Two Statues of Himself Commissioned by Khasekhemwy Are the First of a Pharaoh and the Oldest to Represent a Historical Figure
Pharaoh Khasekhemwy ruled ancient Egypt during the 2nd Dynasty, in the 27th century BCE, between 2727 and 2700 BCE. He ...
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The Mystery of the Miniature Coffins Found in 1836 on an Extinct Volcano in Scotland
Arthur’s Seat, the extinct volcano towering over Edinburgh’s landscape at just 250 meters above sea level, is renowned not ...
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A lovely bronze figurine found in the Negev desert reminded its Middle Ages owner of its Roman origins
In the ruins of Shivta, an ancient and small Byzantine village located in the arid Negev Desert, researchers discovered a ...
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Small Chicken-Sized Dinosaurs Roamed the Northern Hemisphere Millions of Years Earlier Than Expected
For decades, paleontologists have debated how and when dinosaurs emerged and spread across the planet more than 200 million ...
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A Roman Statuette from the 2nd Century Found in Braga Reveals a Case of Crouzon Syndrome in Antiquity
In a discovery that intertwines archaeology, art history, and medicine, a 2nd-century AD bronze figurine unearthed in Bracara Augusta, now Braga in northern Portugal, may provide evidence of a rare ...
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How the Germans Developed and Used the First Operational Jet Bomber in History During World War II
An Ar-234 Blitz on ground. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The Ar 234 was manufactured by Arado Flugzeugwerke GmbH, a German company founded in 1925 as Arado Handelsgesellschaft and ...
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Tamerlane, the Turco-Mongol Leader Who Formed an Alliance with the Kingdom of Castile in the 15th Century
The National Library of Spain preserves one of the most fascinating travel books from the Late Middle Ages, following the tradition of other illustrious literary travelers such as Marco Polo, John ...
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Ice Ages Accelerated Evolution After a “Boring Billion Years” of Slow Growth
Ancient species may have evolved more slowly and lasted longer, but the pace of evolution picked up after global ice ages, ...
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Mysterious Viking Women’s Tombs Filled with Extraordinary Artifacts Discovered in Norway Contain No Human Remains
The boat grave seen from above. The stones are arranged in a boat formation. In the centre lies a larger stone that symbolises the mast. Perhaps it also symbolises the woman herself. Credit: ...
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Only Four Artists Created Practically All Iron Age Petroglyphs in Sweden and Norway
A recent study, not yet peer-reviewed, proposes a reinterpretation of the famous Iron Age petroglyphs (helleristninger) in Norway and Sweden, suggesting that almost all of them were created by just ...
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A Colonnaded Hall with Exceptional Frescoes of Hunting and Fishing Still Lifes Found in Pompeii
Pompeii continues to astonish the world with discoveries that shed light on the most fascinating details of life in the Roman world. Recent findings in Regions IX and V stand out not only for their ...
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Timurid Empire
The National Library of Spain preserves one of the most fascinating travel books from the Late Middle Ages, following the tradition of other illustrious literary travelers such as Marco Polo, John ...