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The Mummies of Ancient Egypt Emit Woody, Spicy, and Sweet Aromas, According to Chemical and Olfactory Analyses
A recent study led by researchers from University College London (UCL) and the University of Ljubljana has revealed that the ...
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Wootz, the Steel from Southern India That Was the Origin of the Famous Damascus Steel
Fans of the literary saga A Song of Ice and Fire (or its television adaptation, Game of Thrones) will remember that “Valyrian ...
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Byzantine Ascetic Monk Buried with Chains in Jerusalem Discovered to Be a Woman
An archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has shaken the foundations of historical knowledge about asceticism in the Byzantine era. A team of scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the ...
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Scientists Manage to Create Light Particles That Coexist in 37 Dimensions Simultaneously
Scientists have made a surprising discovery: they have managed to manipulate light particles in such a way that they can ...
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Cincinnatus, the Dictator Who Voluntarily Renounced His Power Twice After Saving Rome
In Italy, it is not uncommon to find streets and neighborhoods named Cincinnatus, but even more familiar is the name of a city in the American state of Ohio. Although similar, these names have ...
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Quality of Life During the Roman Empire Was Higher in the Countryside Than in the Cities, According to a Bioarchaeological Analysis
A recent bioarchaeological study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports investigates the differences in lifestyle between urban and rural inhabitants of Roman Italy during the ...
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A Copper Age Settlement and a Hellenistic Sanctuary with Numerous Votive Offerings Discovered in Southern Italy
Cylindrical pot from the Bronze Age found at Gaudello. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per l’area metropolitana di Napoli The development of modern infrastructure not only ...
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Jacques Coeur, the Legendary Merchant of Fortune Who Laid the Foundations of France’s Wealth
To relieve my poverty, / my heart sometimes tells me: / “Man, do not worry so much / and do not endure such pain; / if you do not have as much as Jacques Coeur, / it is better to live under a great ...
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Fragments of the Oldest Rune Stone in the World, Created Between the 1st and 3rd Centuries AD, Discovered Scattered Among Several Graves in Norway
A team of researchers has found fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world in the Svingerud burial field, Norway. These pieces, which have been assembled like a puzzle, offer a unique insight ...
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Did Herodes Atticus Murder His Wife Appia Annia Regilla? A Strange Case in Which No One Was Convicted Thanks to the Protection of Marcus Aurelius
It was the year 160 AD when Appius Annius Atilius Bradua filed a complaint before the Roman Senate regarding the murder of his sister. The direct perpetrator of the crime was a freedman named ...
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Roman Sanctuary with Inscriptions Discovered in a Deep Chamber of the Prehistoric Cova de les Dones in Spain
Researcher Xabier Garín Artázcoz points out the exact location of the cavity where the Roman coin from the time of Emperor Claudius was found. Credit: A. Ruiz-Redondo, V. Barciela & X. Martorell This ...
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The Remains of a Copper Age Warrior Found in Germany Still Wear a Wrist Guard for the Bowstring
Detail of a burial of the Bell Beaker Culture. A wrist guard of red stone lies at the forearm of the individual. Credit: Sarah Krohn / State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology ...