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Horrible History: 10 Unexpected Archaeological Discoveries
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Horrible History: Oldest Metal Object in Middle East Discovered in Grave
A copper awl is the oldest metal object unearthed to date in the Middle East. The discovery reveals that metals were exchanged across hundreds of miles in this region more than 6,000 years ago, centuries earlier than previously thought, researchers … Continue reading
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Horrible History: 2,700 Year Old Phoenician Shipwreck Discovered
An international team of researchers has discovered the remains of a Phoenician ship that sunk in the waters off the island of Malta around 700 BC, Maltese authorities announced this week. One of the oldest shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean, … Continue reading
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Horrible History: 3000-Year-Old Golden Bowl Hides Grisly Tale
In 1958, archaeologists were digging through the ruins of a burned Iron Age citadel called Hasanlu in northwestern Iran when they pulled a spectacular, albeit crushed, golden bowl from the layers of destruction. The 3,000-year-old bowl became an object of fascination … Continue reading
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Mummy Series: Inca Mountain Mummies
Found in tombs in various parts of the world, a mummy is a dead body whose skin and organs have been preserved either by natural or man-made processes. It could have been preserved on purpose or just because of the … Continue reading
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What’s In a Word: Etymology of ‘Tempest’
“We for a certainty are not the first Have sat in taverns while the tempest hurled Their hopeful plans to emptiness, and cursed Whatever brute and blackguard made the world.” ~ A.E. Housman 1859-1936 My family and I recently saw … Continue reading
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