The World’s Smallest Elephants Led Unusually Long Lives: Insights from Ancient Mediterranean Miniatures Ancient elephants that would have been born the size of a puppy lived for decades more than previously thought. Researchers studying an ancient miniature elephant that lived…
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1,900-Year-Old Roman ‘Battle Spoils’ Recovered from Robbers in Jerusalem Police in Jerusalem seized a hoard of stolen antiquities that date to a 1,900-year-old Jewish rebellion against the Romans. The cache had been dug up by tomb robbers from a tunnel…
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Vikings Weren’t All Scandinavian: Ancient DNA Study Reveals Surprising Genetic Diversity The term “Viking” tends to conjure up images of fierce, blonde men who donned horned helmets and sailed the seas in longboats, earning a fearsome reputation through their violent…
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How the Ancient Greeks Proved Earth was Round Over 2,000 Years Ago Long before NASA was sending satellites up into space, the ancient Greeks developed a way to determine the world was spherical over 2000 years ago. Despite it being…
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Discovering Caral: The Oldest Civilization in the Americas Caral (also referred to as Caral-Supe) is a stunning ancient city located in the Supe Valley of Peru. Today travellers can visit the Caral Ruins, which are believed to be the remains…
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Ancient Roman Mosaic from Theodoric the Great’s Villa Discovered near Verona, Italy A section of the ancient Roman mosaic flooring from the 5th century AD villa of Ostrogoth king Theodoric the Great has been discovered near the northern Italian city of Verona. The mosaic was…
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Prehistoric “Poop” Found At Stonehenge Gives Insight Into Ancient Humans A study of ancient faeces uncovered at a settlement thought to have housed builders of the famous stone monument suggests that parasites got consumed via badly cooked cow offal during…
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Mysteries Of Ancient Egypt: The Unfinished Obelisk Of Aswan Abandoned thousands of years ago in the quarries of northern Aswan, ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk is a mass of granite 40 meters long (138 feet) and more than 1,090 tons (1,200…
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Exploring the History of a 330-Million-Year-Old Fossil Tree The fossil tree on the Museum’s east lawn is thought to have been in its current position since the 1970s, but it’s been part of the collection since 1873. A large petrified…
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Mystery Surrounds the Sudden Decline of Africa’s Ancient Baobab Trees Africa’s iconic baobab trees are dying, and scientists don’t know why. In a study intended to examine why the trees are so long-living, researchers made the unexpected finding that many…
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