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09/11/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Bible stories come to life: Archaeologists unearth extraordinary mosaic showing what might be Jesus feeding the 5,000 with 5 loaves
A team of archaeologists working at an excavation site near the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel have unearthed a 1,500-year-old mosaic that depicts the miracle of Jesus Christ Feeding the Multitude. Hippos, also known as Kinneret, is now located within Israel’s Hippos National Park. Thousands of years ago, it was once a Greco-Roman city that […]
09/10/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Thunderstruck: Peruvian dig uncovers Incan child sacrifice victims said to be struck by lightning
Research conducted on the practices of the ancient Inca Empire in South America found that they used to sacrifice children to their gods by placing them on top of mountains where they would die by being struck by lightning. The experts who studied this phenomenon believed that children were selected by their communities due to their […]
08/14/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Analysis of bone collagen from Roman Britons reveal details about their diet and mortality rates
Remains of Roman Britons are known for their high nitrogen isotope ratios, which are linked to a sophisticated and abundant diet characterized mainly by seafood. But a study published in the journal Annals of Human Biology found that higher nitrogen isotope ratios, combined with carbon ratios and death rates, correspond to long periods of malnutrition and higher mortality risk. This looks […]
06/19/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
For the Mayans, war and violence were all in a day’s work
A study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley suggests that the ancient Maya civilization of Central America may have been more warlike than historians have previously thought. Historians used to believe that the Maya were a kind and relatively peaceful civilization and that the kind of warfare they engaged in was mostly ritualized. In particular, this was limited […]
10/16/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Archaeologists discover COCAINE and other psychotropics in the 1,000-year-old belongings of a South American shaman
Early shamans who lived a thousand years ago used cocaine and other mind-altering substances for their rituals, according to a recent study. In their report, researchers have uncovered evidence that suggests that Native American mystics took the drug, as well as several plant-based psychotropics, to alter their consciousness. This comes after a recent investigation of the dry rock shelters […]
07/14/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Secret tunnel system discovered beneath Pyramid of the Moon in Mexico
A secret tunnel may have been built under the Pyramid of the Moon, which is the second-largest pyramid in San Juan Teotihuacan in Mexico, after Pyramid of the Sun, archaeologists at the Teotihuacan ruins site said. Denisse Argote Espino, who heads a team of experts at the Directorate of Archaeological Studies of the National Institute […]
05/08/2017
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By Tracey Watson
Human civilization has already been wiped out by a mini Ice Age, and recent archaeological evidence proves Graham Hancock was right all along
Graham Hancock, author of the books Fingerprints of the Gods and Magicians of the Gods, has long been a pariah in the archaeological community. His theories about an ancient civilization that was wiped out in a worldwide catastrophic event have been mocked and widely dismissed by academics. There are, therefore, many scientists who are now […]
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