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The Mystery of the Origin of Cinnabar in Ancient Ephesus: Analyses Reveal It Came from the Almadén Mines in Hispania and the Balkans
Ephesus, one of the most iconic cities of antiquity, renowned for its rich commercial and cultural history, has unveiled new ...
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Mesmerism, the Theory of Animal Magnetism That Believed in the Existence of an Inner Force in All Living Beings
On August 11, 1784, a report was delivered to Louis XVI, King of France, by the so-called Royal Commission on Animal ...
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A New Archaeological Approach Explains the Rise of the Enigmatic Prehistoric Culture That Cyclically Burned Its Villages
Archaeology, the discipline that deciphers the remnants of human history, often focuses on interpreting material objects such ...
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What Did Dinosaurs Eat to Grow So Large? New Findings in Their Droppings Reveal How They Achieved Supremacy
Feeding evidence inferred from bite marks and synchrotron-scanned bromalites from Krasiejów, Lisowice and Sołtyków. Credit: M. Qvarnström et al. / Nature Approximately 200 million years ago, during ...
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Small Spoon-Shaped Objects for Measuring Doses Reveal Northern European Barbarian Warriors Used Stimulants in Battle During the Roman Era
In ancient conflicts, courage and resilience were essential qualities for warriors venturing onto the battlefield. However, a recent study has uncovered evidence suggesting that these attributes did ...
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Schienenzeppelin, the Strange Experimental German Train Powered by a Propeller That Held the Speed Record Until 1954
Rear view of the vehicle with its propeller on a Berlin platform. Credit: Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-11902 / Georg Pahl / Wikimedia Commons Although looking at the images might suggest a Japanese bullet ...
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Footprints of Two Different Hominin Species Found in the Same Place and Time For the First Time, Coexisting in the Pleistocene
More than a million years ago, on a warm and vibrant African savanna near Lake Turkana in what is now Kenya, two entirely different species of hominins shared the same geographic space. This discovery ...
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Aristoxenus of Tarentum, the philosopher who authored the oldest known treatise on music, and healed by playing the flute
What was music like in antiquity? Today, we will explore the story of the man who is our primary source of knowledge about ...
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The Story of the “White Woman” Captive of the Australian Aboriginals and Her Subsequent Liberation
From the myth of Prester John to the character of Tarzan, the idea of a Western white person living among jungle natives has always been intriguing. Thus, the legend that emerged in mid-19th-century ...
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An ancient inscription from the Late Bronze Age in an unknown language found in Georgia in the Caucasus
Tablet with inscription in an unknown language, found in Georgia in the Caucasus. Credit: R. Shengelia et al. Recent archaeological excavations have uncovered a basalt tablet with inscriptions in an ...
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Wolves Observed Feeding on Flower Nectar for the First Time
Nectar foraging in a large K. foliosa field of the Web Valley, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Credit: Adrien Lesaffre A recent study on the feeding behavior of the Ethiopian wolf, a ...
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The Enigmatic Roman Figurine Discovered in England Wearing a Type of Cloak Mentioned in Diocletian’s Edict of Maximum Prices
The Roman figurine found in Sandy, Bedfordshire (UK) Credit: AOC Archaeology Group A team of archaeologists from the AOC Archaeology group made a unique find in 2018 in the village of Sandy, ...