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The Oldest Vanilla Pod in Europe, Used in Alchemical Experiments, Discovered at Prague Castle
A recent archaeobotanical study has uncovered an unexpected discovery in the heart of Europe: the oldest evidence of vanilla ...
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Scientists Revive Prehistoric Algae After 7,000 Years in the Baltic Sea Floor Without Light or Oxygen
A team from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde (IOW) has successfully reactivated microscopic algae ...
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The 1938 German Expedition to Tibet Searching for the Mythical Kingdom of Agartha and Proving the World Ice Theory
In the film Seven Years in Tibet, Brad Pitt portrayed Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, who in 1944 attempted to climb ...
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Human Sacrifices of Teenagers in a Site in Türkiye Reveal the Origins of Inequality in the Bronze Age
Aerial view of the Bronze Age site of Basur Höyük. Credit: Basur Höyük Excavation Project At the threshold of written history, when the first civilizations began to consolidate in Mesopotamia and ...
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First Stone Mold Used for Coin Minting in Hispania in the 2nd Century BCE Found at the Obulco Site in Jaén
A team of researchers from the University of Jaén has identified the first stone mold used for coin production in ancient Hispania. The discovery, made at the archaeological site of Obulco, in present ...
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Why are All Living Beings on Earth Made with the Same Versions of Certain Molecules?: The Mystery of Homochirality
Why are all living beings on Earth made with the same versions of certain molecules and not their mirror images? This is the question that has baffled scientists for decades. A new study published in ...
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Mammoth Hunting Camp from 25,000 Years Ago with Bones, Tusks, and Ivory Tools, Found in Austria
Find layer with the remains of dismembered mammoths and stone tools in excavation area 2. Credit: Marc Händel / ÖAW-ÖAI The findings include two excavation areas spanning several meters, located a ...
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2,200-Year-Old Pyramid, Papyrus Documents, and Ancient Weapons Found in the Judean Desert
Excavations on the pyramidal structure found in the Judean desert. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority, in collaboration with the ...
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Roman Aqueduct Section from the 2nd Century AD, 38 Meters Long, Discovered Beneath Rusovce Castle in Slovakia
Excavations at Rusovce Castle, Slovakia, have uncovered a Roman aqueduct. Credit: Trnavská univerzita v Trnave The restoration work on Rusovce Castle, a neo-Gothic gem located in a district of ...
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Schliemann Was Right: In Troy, Not Only the Elites Drank Wine, but Also the Common People
A team of researchers from the universities of Tübingen, Bonn, and Jena has conclusively demonstrated that wine was consumed in the ancient city of Troy, providing chemical evidence that supports a ...
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The Fascinating History of Castel dell’Ovo, the Fortress Where the Last Roman Emperor Retired
As much as Julius Nepos refused to recognize his legitimacy and continued to hold the title in parallel until his death in 475 AD, history considers the last Western Roman emperor to be Romulus ...
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Thugs, the Indian Sect of Thieves Who Worshiped the Goddess Kali
Sandokan exterminated them in his kingdom, and Indiana Jones faced their most sinister version; Phileas Fogg crossed their domains during his trip around the world, and the Beatles were chased by them ...