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A breakfast prepared 3500 years ago consisting of bread, meat from the leg of a bull, and for dessert, a plate containing figs and dates.
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These foods were found dried and preserved in the dry sands of Egypt inside the tomb of Senenmut, a close advisor and the Chief Royal Architect of Queen (Hatshepsut), who also designed her wonderful temple in Deir el-Bahari. This authentic Egyptian breakfast was originally kept in the British Museum, then…
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The Owls Club
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The Owls Club, a Black women’s softball team, was formed in Seattle in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Owls made history by winning the inaugural Washington State Women’s Softball Championship, playing at Sick’s Stadium—the future site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, later renamed the Brown Bombers, claimed the…
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In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed the sealed doorway buried beneath debris
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For over 3,000 years, the seal on a forgotten tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings remained unbroken, preserving one of the greatest archaeological treasures of all time. In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed the sealed doorway buried beneath debris. The seal, depicting a jackal atop nine bound captives,…
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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,…
