Pretending to be Switzerland, a German city avoided WWII destruction During WWII, cities and communities in England, Germany and around the world feared death from above in the shape of bombing raids. From London and Coventry to Berlin and Dresden, the devastation was caused on an industrial scale. But one city in south Germany managed to avoid Allied planes. It […]
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London: Huge Roman settlement under motorway sheds fascinating new light on England’s history Construction work to upgrade Britain’s longest road into a major highway has revealed a treasure trove of rare artefacts from one of the earliest and wealthiest Roman settlements in the country. The findings include ancient shoes, cups, a rare silver ring, keys, a high-relief glass bowl and […]
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The 2,000-year-old gladiator’s helmet discovered in Pompeii’s ruins The centerpiece of today’s presentation in Melbourne is a gladiator’s helmet, left in the ruins of Pompeii. The 2,000-year-old bronze helmet is one of 250 items brought together at the Melbourne Museum to illustrate life in the ancient city. Brett Dunlop, the museum curator, says the helmet survived the Vesuvius and was […]
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Pre-Roman Prince’s Tomb Packed With Treasures Found in Italy In Italy a Iron Age tomb was found filled with weapons and a chariot. In a newly discovered Iron Age tomb in Central Italy, Archeologists found the remains of an entire iron-wheeled war chariot, a new study found. There are also other resources in the lavish tomb, including the weapons collection, the […]
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The Varna Gold Treasure is considered the oldest gold treasure in the world or the oldest human processed gold in the world dating back to the time of the Chalcolithic (Aeneolithic, Copper Age) Varna Culture – 4,550-4,320 BC. The Varna gold treasure all from the Late Chalcolithic period in the Varna 5th millennium BC, is one of five or six […]
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