Gavin Ellis is always searching for something interesting, in between writing, studying and living in the Dublin Bay South, Ireland.

Incredible 1,000-year-old Viking burial site found in Norway belonged to ‘Iron Age elite’

Incredible 1,000-year-old Viking burial site found in Norway belonged to 'Iron Age elite'

Incredible 1,000-year-old Viking burial site found in Norway belonged to ‘Iron Age elite’ A hidden surprise was uncovered by archaeological excavation in Trondheim, Norway – the unmistakable traces of a boat submerged under Torvet, the market square of the city. In the last available moments, before archaeologists decided to finish their exploration, the discovery came only in the nick of […]

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300,000-year-old “early Homo sapiens” sparks debate over evolution

300,000-year-old “early Homo sapiens” sparks debate over evolution

300,000-year-old “early Homo sapiens” sparks debate over evolution 300,000 years ago, nine human species walked the Earth. There’s just one now. Homo neanderthalensis, the Neanderthals, were stocky hunters who adapted to the cold steppes of Europe. Asia was populated by the similar Denisovans, while in Indonesia the more primitive Homo erectus existed, and Homo rhodesiensis in central Africa. Several short, […]

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DNA exposes early breeding in between Asian herders and European farmers

DNA exposes early breeding in between Asian herders and European farmers

DNA exposes early breeding in between Asian herders and European farmers Hundreds of years before the genetic face of the Europeans of the Bronze Age changed, herders based in the steppe grasslands of western Asia were already mixing and sometimes mating with nearby farmers in southeastern Europe. This unexpected discovery, published online in Nature Communications on February 4, raises new […]

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A rare find: Skull of a juvenile ape 6 million years old unearthed

A rare find: Skull of a juvenile ape 6 million years old unearthed

A rare find: Skull of a juvenile ape 6 million years old unearthed China has now uncovered an exceptionally rare juvenile skull of an extinct ape, findings that indicate a very large group of apes once existed in Southeast Asia, researchers say. The nearest living relatives to humans are the Apes, which include gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans. Much of the […]

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Scientists find 40,000-year-old bracelet made by something other than our ancestors

Scientists find 40,000-year-old bracelet made by something other than our ancestors

Scientists find 40,000-year-old bracelet made by something other than our ancestors Scientists have confirmed that a bracelet found in Siberia is 40,000 years old in what is quite an incredible finding. This makes it the oldest jewellery piece ever found, and the extent of its sophistication has taken archaeologists aback. The bracelet was discovered near Russia’s border with China and […]

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10,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Style Monolith Found in Mediterranean Sea

10,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Style Monolith Found in Mediterranean Sea

10,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Style Monolith Found in Mediterranean Sea Remains of Atlanteans? A colossal 10,000 year-old monolith in the Mediterranean has been discovered by researchers. According to authors Zvi Ben-Avraham from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Tel Aviv and Emanuele Lodolo from the Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS) in Trieste, Italy, the mysterious structure […]

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ANCIENT EROTICA Pornographic Pompeii wall paintings reveal the raunchy services offered in ancient Roman brothels 2,000 years ago

ANCIENT EROTICA Pornographic Pompeii wall paintings reveal the raunchy services offered in ancient Roman brothels 2,000 years ago

ANCIENT EROTICA Pornographic Pompeii wall paintings reveal the raunchy services offered in ancient Roman brothels 2,000 years ago The amorous activities of ancient Italians have been revealed by wall paintings in a historical Pompeii brothel. The ‘Lupanar of Pompeii.’ are decorated with   Centuries-old wall paintings showing explicit sex scenes. Before the Roman city was famously wiped out by a volcanic […]

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