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OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND - In a twist of events, an antiques expert visiting Blenheim Palace realized that one of the building's flower pots ...
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UST-POLUI, SIBERIA - Archaeologists investigating Siberia's ancient "bear cult" at an ancient ceremonial site within the Arctic Cir...
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SICILY ITALY - A team of Italian divers have recovered a cache of rare metal that ancient people thought was originally forged in Atlantis.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756. He was considered one of the greatest composers of the classical period, and was admired by c...
A new study shows that many trees we think of as indigenous to the Amazon Rainforest were planted there by ancient Amazonian farmers. According to botanical an...
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Ancient Egypt was truly a fascinating place. The modern world has been captivated by it ever since Howard Carter first opened the famou...
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Scientists are beginning to research the hidden effects modern warfare has on important World Heritage Sites and how we might be able to re...
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In most history classes, the story of Italy begins with the Romans, but the Romans weren't the first people to live in ancient Italy. Who...
"This must rank as one of the most exciting treasure finds I have ever dealt with - not quite in the same league as the Staffordshire Hoard, but nevertheless ex...
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In one story in the Poetic Edda, we meet a young Viking who kills a dragon and roasts the dragon's heart over an open flame. This ...
Elizabeth Lundin is a Portland-based freelance writer and blogger who enjoys writing about history almost as much as she enjoys reading it: which is quite a lot.
