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Cave Men Loved to Sing Posted: 3 hours ago by deEPCHIll
Analyzing the famous, ochre-splashed cave walls of France, the most densely painted areas were also those with the best acoustics, the scientists found. Humming into some bends in the wall even produced sounds mimicking the animals painted there.
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Britain's first shopping centre found - and it's 1,800 years old Posted: 4 days ago by AutumnLotus
One of Britain's very first shopping centres has been unearthed by archeologists in a Welsh field. The 1,800-year-old row of narrow shop buildings shows that the Romans in Britain had their very own well-heeled fashionistas.
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Doubt over date for Brit invasion Posted: 4 days ago by AutumnLotus
Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55BC could not have occurred on the dates stated in most history books, a team of astronomers has claimed. The traditional view is that Caesar landed in Britain on 26-27 August, but researchers say that the English Channel was flowing the wrong way on these dates.
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Hidden City Provides Fascinating Insight into the Structures of Hellenistic Settlements Posted: 4 days ago by AutumnLotus
The discovery of an ancient city buried beneath the sands of modern-day Syria has provided evidence for a Hellenistic settlement that existed for more than six centuries extending into the time of the Roman Empire. The site provides a unique insight into the structures of a pre-Roman Hellenistic settlement.
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Archaeologists Find Silos And Administration Center From Early Egyptian City Posted: 4 days ago by AutumnLotus
A University of Chicago expedition at Tell Edfu in southern Egypt has unearthed a large administration building and silos that provide fresh clues about the emergence of urban life. The discovery provides new information about a little understood aspect of ancient Egypt—the development of cities in a culture that is largely famous for its monumental architecture.
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German Bunker in my Garden Posted: 1 week ago by Bornbad
I thought I had a nazi bunker buried in my garden. Well, since then I decided to get off my backside and excavate it.
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1780 British Warship Found In Lake Ontario Posted: 3 weeks ago by dollyllama
A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Ontario, astonishingly well-preserved in the cold, deep water, explorers announced Friday.
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Is this Christianity's first church? Posted: 4 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
Jordan archaeologists have unearthed what could be the world's oldest church dating back 2,000 years.
Cave where '70 beloved by God worshipped while Christ was alive' is found.
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Who's What? Posted: 4 weeks ago by DemureArt
This is a select list of explanations for frequently heard phrases and terms taken from famous names.
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Top man on totem pole could get his clothes back Posted: 4 weeks ago by 2manyusernames
Alexander Baranov, an early 19th century governor of Russian Alaska helped improve the lives of Alaskan natives and helped broker a peace treaty. A 40-foot totem pole was erected 70+ years ago to commemorate the treaty. A rival tribe did the actual carving. Some believe that the image of Baranov is depicted nude as an insult and would like to have the pole carved anew.
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Top 10 Scientists Killed or Injured by Their Experiments Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
From the chemist Karl Scheele, a man who was brilliant in chemistry, but a bit ignorant with his habit of tasting his discoveries to Madame Curie who discovered radiation, but not the fatal aspects to exposure to it until it was too late, and more.
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The Drive-In Theater Turns 75 Today Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
The drive-in theater is a true piece of Americana. On June 6th, 1933 the first such theater opened in Camden, N.J. It wasn't until the 40's with the invention of the in-car speakers that the idea really took off. By 1958, the number of drive-ins peaked at 4,063.
How many of you have never been to a drive-in theater and how many have fond memories?
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40 years after Robert Kennedy's assassination... Posted: 1 month ago by suebe
what happened to the hotel pantry where he was shot?
The motel where Martin Luther King, Jr. is now a civil rights museum.
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Boston Molasses Disaster Posted: 1 month ago by psycmoe
The Boston Molasses Disaster, also known as the Great Molasses Flood and the Great Boston Molasses Tragedy, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. A large molasses tank burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56 km/h), killing 21 and injuring 150.
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(Another) Real Indiana Jones Posted: 1 month ago by psycmoe
Very little is certain in the short life of Otto Rahn. But one of the few things one can with any confidence say about him is that he looked nothing like Harrison Ford.
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Study: Stonehenge was a burial site for centuries Posted: 1 month ago by lpoindexter
England's enigmatic Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings and for several hundred years thereafter, new research indicates.
Dating of cremated remains shows burials took place as early as 3000 B.C., when the first ditches around the monument were being built, researchers said Thursday.
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Emma Spaulding Bryant Letters Posted: 1 month ago by MissWinkle
Emma Spaulding Bryant wrote these ten letters to her husband in the summer of 1873. Because these letters are unusually frank for this time period, they reveal much about the relationships between husbands and wives in this era, and shed light on medical practices that were often kept private.
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Harold Lloyd: Speedy Posted: 1 month ago by MissWinkle
A short clip taken from the 1928 silent film Speedy. Speedy was one of the films to be nominated for the short-lived Academy Award for Best Director of a Comedy. It starred famous comedian Harold Lloyd in the eponymous leading role, and it was his last silent film to be released in theatres.
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Operation Tracer - Stay Behind Cave Posted: 2 months ago by 2manyusernames
Perhaps one of the best kept secrets of WWII. In the event of Gibraltar being captured by German forces, six men would have been sealed into a secret chamber in order to observe the Germans for up to a year. The chamber was discovered in 1997 but no 1st hand account was available.
Until now.
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Former World War II internees get honorary degrees Posted: 2 months ago by 2manyusernames
More than six decades after they were forced to leave college, some 450 Japanese-Americans interned during World War II have been awarded honorary degrees from the University of Washington
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World's first guide to using the telephone goes on sale Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
The only known copy of the world's first telephone directory is set to fetch up to £20,000 at auction next month. The 20-page book containing the names and number of 391 subscribers around New Haven, Connecticut, was issued in 1878 - just two years after the invention of the telephone by Edinburgh-born Alexander Graham Bell.
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Spanish drought reveals ancient church Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
Perhaps the most striking image of Spain's drought - so severe it has forced Barcelona to ship in water - is that of an underwater church that has emerged from a drying dam. Video link.
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Divers find Caesar bust that may date to 46 B.C. Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known.
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1,000 Ancient Tombs, Unique Remains Found in Colombia Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
Builders clearing land for a housing project in Colombia have uncovered an ancient burial site containing nearly a thousand tombs linked to two little-known civilizations.
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Happy Birthday Israel Posted: 2 months ago by pocksucket
Israelis have today been celebrating the birth of their nation 60 years ago.
Palestine will not be coming to the party
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