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Beethoven's DNA Analysis Sheds Light on his Mysterious Death
The world renowned composer Ludwig van Beethoven was infected with hepatitis B when he died, according to the first ever DNA analysis of the deaf m…
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Neanderthals Hunted Straight-tusked Elephants 125,000 years ago, New Study Suggest
Professor Gaudzinski-Windheuser standing next to a life-size reconstruction of an adult male European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquu…
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Cosmic-ray Muon Uncover Hidden Chambers and Passages in Khufu's Pyramid
The Khufu Pyramid, a colossal archaeological structure shrouded in enigma, ranks among the largest monuments globally. In 2016 and 2017, the ScanPy…
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Archaeologists Discover Earliest Horseback Riders in 5,000-Year-Old Burial Mounds
Archaeologists accidentally discovered the world's earliest horseback riders while studying skeletons found beneath 5,000-year-old burial mounds …
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Genetic study reveals previously unknown European lineage during the Ice Age
A previously unknown lineage of Europeans survived the coldest parts of the last ice age, only to vanish when Europe went through a warm spell start…
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This medieval Norse sea monster was actually a whale, scientists say
A sea creature mentioned in 13th-century Old Norse manuscripts, which historians thought was a kraken-like mythological monster, is actually a whal…
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Egypt Released Stunning Photos of a Newly Discovered 52-foot-long 'Book of the Dead' Papyrus
Egyptian officials have released photos of an ancient scroll, the 52-foot-long (16 meters) Book of the Dead papyrus recently discovered in Saqqara . …
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4,500-Year-Old Temple of Mesopotamian Thunder God Discovered in Iraq
A digital reconstruction showing how the Sumerian temple at Girsu may have looked 4,500 years ago. (Image credit: British Museum) Archaeologists i…
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3400-Year-Old Skull Reveals Evidence of Early Brain Surgery
A recent study suggests that the skeletal remains of two brothers buried over 3,400 years ago in northern Israel, indicate that they had significant …
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Native Americans conducted massive copper mining 6,000 years ago
replicas of copper arrowheads and knives crafted by people of North America's Old Copper Culture Copper’s allure has endured for millennia. Bot…
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3-Million-Year-Old Oldowan Tools Found Were Not Made by Human Hands, Study Suggests
Paranthropus boisei. Image credit: © Roman Yevseyev. Oldowan tools, consisting of stones with one to a few flakes removed, are the oldest widespread …
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Neanderthal were Cooking and Eating Crabs 90,000 Years-ago, Archaeologists Say
Nabais et al. present a detailed study of the crab component of the Neanderthal diet as revealed by the evidence from the Portuguese cave site of Gru…
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The History of Chariot Racing in Ancient Rome
Chariot racing was very big business in ancient Rome. There was a whole industry built around the factions, the four professional stables known by …
