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Hold onto your hats
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Hold onto your hats—archaeology just took a wild turn! Deep in Germany’s Tollense Valley, researchers have stumbled upon what can only be described as a jaw-dropping revelation: Europe’s oldest battlefield, a chaotic scene that goes back 3,250 years. It all kicked off in 1996 when a lone bone, sticking out…
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1915: The Crumbling Of An Empire, And The Massacre That Ensued
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The 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks was more than a systematic ethnic purge. It also was a desperate effort to save a once-great empire. As the world prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of what is widely known as the Armenian Genocide, most historians agree that the massacre…
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“Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?”
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“Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?” is the final form of a series of graffiti connected with the discovery in 1943 of the remains of a murdered woman inside a wych elm on the outskirts of Hagley in Worcestershire. The body has remained unidentified and the case unsolved since then, prompting many media articles and films,…
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“REINCARNATION OF THE POLLOCK TWINS”
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In 1957, two sisters Joanna and Jacqueline Pollock aged 11 and 6 respectively, were tragically killed in a car accident as they walked to their local church in Northumberland, England. Their parents were grief stricken, John their father prayed and hoped his daughters would come back, and it seems his…
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mosaics with figures of sea creatures
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In Kızıltepe district of Mardin, mosaics with figures of sea creatures were found among the Roman period villa remains in the area where the rescue excavation was carried out. Officials investigated reports of illegal excavations in the area known as Kela Hanma (Lady’s Castle) in the countryside of Uzunkaya Neighborhood,…
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This shell (Tridacna Clam Shell), decorated with a feminine face, was found in a tomb at Vulci, Italy, and is currently on display in the British Museum, London.
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Its dating is placed in the 8th-7th century BC but its production area is uncertain. The fact that it was found in Etruria is not a decisive element for attributing it to some Etruscan craftsman. In fact, the Etruscans had many contacts with the Greek and Phoenician worlds and therefore…