Iron Age archaeological find: British 'bling' from 2,000 years ago included horse harnesses
An archaeological find of Iron Age artifacts including horse harnesses, chariots and tires sheds new light on English life 2,000 years ago.
Ireland’s neolithic passage tombs were not just the burial place of the elite – new research
Genetic analysis of human remains within several of the tombs initially seemed to reinforce this. But our latest research has ...
Retro Indy: When WWI began, Hoosiers joined the war effort on the home front
Indiana was home to many residents of German descent when World War I began. Many stopped speaking German outside and ...
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How an American Merchant, a French Official and a Pioneering Chemist Smuggled Much-Needed Gunpowder to the Continental Army
Lavoisier had assumed control of France’s national gunpowder production. Considered the founder of the Chemical Revolution, ...
A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
Construction crews in Vienna last year made an unprecedented discovery. They found intertwined skeletal remains in a mass ...
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Smallest Human Relative May Have Been Eaten By Leopard
Live Science reports that bones from one of the smallest human ancestors, who lived two million years ago, were retrieved ...
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Tate Returns Henry Gibbs Painting To Heirs Of Belgian Jewish Family
Tate has welcomed the recommendations of the UK government’s Spoliation Advisory Panel to return Aeneas and his Family ...
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Leopard 1 tanks idle in Italy as Swiss neutrality blocks transfer
For several years, nearly a hundred Leopard 1 tanks have been stored in an Italian warehouse. These tanks were retired from ...
Volcanic hill hid hundreds of ancient artifacts — some 3,400 years old — in Hungary
The hoards, filled with metal objects, beads, fabrics, and animal tusks, span the Late Bronze Age into the Early Iron Age.