Tag: history

January 7, 2025 at 9:48 am

Study Shows Large Cave System In Israel Was Likely Used For Ritual Gatherings Of Both Homo Sapiens And Neanderthals

Source: Shutterstock

I would love to visit this amazing cave system. 

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January 5, 2025 at 1:49 pm

Ancient Weapons Found In A Cave In Spain Are Over 7000 Years Old, Making Them The Oldest Ever Found In Europe

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The artifacts included bowstrings and fetched arrows.

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January 2, 2025 at 3:49 pm

Newly Discovered Mammal Lived In The Late Cretaceous Period And Was Larger Than Any Other Species Found

Source: J Eberle et al 2024, PLoS ONE CC By 4.0

Prehistoric Earth may have been much different than we thought. 

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December 18, 2024 at 9:48 am

Fossils Show The Smallest Reptile Family Member Could Have Been The First Flying Vertebrate With Bat-Like Wings

Source: Wikimedia Commons

These tiny flying reptiles sound almost cute.

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December 17, 2024 at 9:49 am

Ancient Neanderthals Were Finding And Collecting Fossils, Indicating Cognitive Creativity Not Previously Thought Possible

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Our ancestors have been collecting things longer than previously believed.

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December 13, 2024 at 3:49 pm

New Study Says That A Tattered Piece Of Cloth Found In 1977 Is Actually The Royal Robe Of Alexander The Great

Source: Shutterstock

It would be amazing to see these ancient robes.

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December 9, 2024 at 11:21 am

Anglican Rules Made Catholic Convicts Attend Protestant Sermons, So Catholics Crafted A Clever Way To Comply While Still Honoring Their Faith

Source: Canva/DiegoCervo, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

Nothing says divine inspiration like a little righteous defiance.

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December 5, 2024 at 3:49 pm

Researchers Determine That Ancient Ochre Mine Is The Oldest Known Mine In The World, Last In Use About 48,000 Years Ago

Source: Brandi L. MacDonald

Mining has been an important part of our culture for millennia. 

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November 17, 2024 at 12:49 pm

Before Man Was On The Moon, There Was Water. Before That There Were Volcanoes.

Source: Pexels/Bruno Scramgnon

The study has cleared one thing up: the moon is definitely not made of cheese.

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November 7, 2024 at 3:21 pm

Elderly Woman Had No Clue Her Door Stop Was Actually A 34 Million-Year-Old Piece Of Amber Worth $1.1 Million

Elderly Woman Had No Clue Her Door Stop Was Actually A 34 Million-Year-Old Piece Of Amber Worth $1.1 Million

A lucky find for the owners.

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