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10/09/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Archaeologists unearth Medieval poop that might hint at what a healthy gut microbiome looks like
Medieval fecal samples from Israel and Latvia could provide crucial insights into how gut diseases developed, suggests a recent study published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. The samples were recovered from two latrines located in the capital cities of Jerusalem and Riga, which date back to between the 14th and 15th centuries. […]
09/25/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Archaeologists uncover bizarre Germanic lord’s tomb circled with the graves of women who may be his concubines
An ancient tomb belonging to a Germanic lord from about 1,500 years ago has been unearthed in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The tomb was surrounded by six women believed to be the concubines of the lord, and speculation has it that they either sacrificed themselves or were slain for the burial. Researchers have yet […]
09/22/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Bible stories come to life: Archaeologists unearth extraordinary mosaic showing what might be Jesus feeding the 5,000 with five loaves
A mosaic said to depict one of the Bible’s most enduring stories has been uncovered in the Holy Land. The mosaic, which dates back 1,500 years and is said to depict the Feeding of the Multitude, was found by a team of archaeologists from the University of Haifa among the ruins of the ancient city of […]
09/21/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Discovered artifacts suggest humans first arrived in America a MILLENNIUM earlier than researchers previously thought
The first people in North America arrived more than a thousand years earlier than previously thought, experts have recently discovered. Proof of this, according to archaeologists, are the stone tools and other artifacts they unearthed at the Cooper’s Ferry site in Idaho. These artifacts are considered to be among the earliest evidence of people in […]
09/14/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Ancient Chinese texts may be the oldest surviving anatomical atlas, study finds
A series of ancient Chinese texts more than two millennia old are the world’s earliest surviving anatomical atlas, claims a study published in the Anatomical Record. The texts were unearthed in the 1970s in the Mawangdui burial site, where Marquis Dai, his wife Lady Dai and their son were entombed. Researchers from Bangor University in Wales and […]
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 […]
09/04/2020
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By Michael Alexander
An ancient beauty: Experts recreate the face of a Neolithic woman using a 7,500-year-old skull
A Neolithic woman, whose skull was first discovered in 1996 within a cave in Gibraltar, has been brought back to life – in the form of a sculpture. The woman, named Calpeia by experts as an homage to the rock’s classical name, is thought to have been between 30 and 40 years old when she […]
08/28/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Fish bones dug up in Early Neolithic Jiahu site suggest carp farming dates back 8,000 years
The ancient Chinese were engaged in aquaculture at least 4,500 years before the Egyptians, the civilization previously considered to be the first to attempt the farming of food fish, an international team of researchers and experts said recently. The team, made up of researchers from Japan, China, Germany and the U.K., came to the conclusion […]
08/28/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Archaeologists may have found the ruins of the biblical village Bethsaida
Archaeologists have discovered evidence that may prove the existence of Bethsaida, the biblical village where Jesus performed many miracles. The village lies today in ruins, over a mile from the Sea of Galilee, said the researchers. The team started looking for Bethsaida’s ruins more than 32 years ago. During this time, a few theories for the whereabouts […]
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