Man Who Died of Constipation Over 1,000 Years Ago Ate Only Grasshoppers to Fight Tropical Disease

Man Who Died of Constipation Over 1,000 Years Ago Ate Only Grasshoppers to Fight Tropical Disease

Man Who Died of Constipation Over 1,000 Years Ago Ate Only Grasshoppers to Fight Tropical Disease A native American who lived between 1,000 and 1,400 years ago in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas had one of the worst cases of constipation in the medicine annals. Due to infection, the man’s colon swelled to six times its usual size, rendering […]

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Spectacular Anglo-Saxon cross that ‘belonged to a king’ is finally restored to its former glory

Spectacular Anglo-Saxon cross that 'belonged to a king' is finally restored to its former glory

1,000-year-old cross buried in Scottish field thought to have belonged to king For the first time, the true worth of a 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon silver cross discovered in Scotland in a rare hoard of Viking artefacts has been identified. The intricate decoration has been uncovered by delicate conservation work on the cross and it is now thought that the person who […]

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Entire Fossilized Tree Discovered Intact on Greece’s Lesvos Island

Entire Fossilized Tree Discovered Intact on Greece’s Lesvos Island

Entire Fossilized Tree Discovered Intact on Greece’s Lesvos Island “The ancient trees of Lesvos were submerged in a sea of volcanic material 20 million years ago in an eruption in the Northern Aegean” The Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark, the former Petrified Forest Geopark of Lesvos, is a founding member of the Geoparks Network that brings tourists to an ancient […]

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3,200-year-old fort, site of epic battles in the biblical era, found in south Israel

3,200-year-old fort, site of epic battles in the biblical era, found in south Israel

3,200-year-old fort, site of epic battles in the biblical era, found in south Israel Israel archaeologist has discovered a 3,200-year-old fortress built by the Egyptians and Canaanites, the ancient rivals of the Israelites in the Bible. The fortress was established to keep the newly arriving Philistines out of the region. The defensive structure, called the Galon Fortress, dates back to the […]

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5,000-year-old Great Pyramid artifact found in misplaced cigar tin

5,000-year-old Great Pyramid artifact found in misplaced cigar tin

5,000-year-old Great Pyramid artifact found in misplaced cigar tin Curatorial assistant Abeer Eladany was examining objects in the museum collections of the University of Aberdeen late last year when she came across an object that did not seem to belong. Eladany, who is originally from Egypt, who had spent a decade working at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, found an […]

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1,300-year-old fortress-like structure on Siberian lake continues to mystify experts

1,300-year-old fortress-like structure on Siberian lake continues to mystify experts

1,300-year-old fortress-like structure on Siberian lake continues to mystify experts At first glance, Por-Bajin’s rectangular island, with its regular structure and ruined parts, looks like a foreboding fortress or jail. what the rectangular island and its labyrinthine ruins, situated in a lake deep in Siberia, were actually used for when it was built 1,300 years ago, But it is unknown […]

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Rare Roman Vase Found at Ancient Grave Site in France

Rare Roman Vase Found at Ancient Grave Site in France

Rare Roman Vase Found at Ancient Grave Site in France It is definitely not an item that archaeologists would expect to find often, so it is understandable that they are excited about this remarkable discovery in central France. During the excavation of the 230 tombs of an important necropolis, an extremely rare ancient Roman vase was discovered in Autun (Saône-et-Loire). […]

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Native burial sites blown up for US border wall

Native burial sites blown up for US border wall

Ancient Native American burial site blasted for Trump border wall construction At Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a remote desert area in southwestern Arizona bordered by Mexico to the south and a Native American reservation to the east, red-lettered signs warning of’ BLASTING’ began appearing over the past week. Crews have been blasting the hillside while excavators and backhoes are […]

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