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An Architect’s Radical New Theory About Stonehenge
“Why would you move 75 large stones just so you could dance around twice a year? If you put a roof on it you can use it all year.”
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Researchers Rediscover Species of Snake Used as Weapon in Ancient Greece
Imagine you are in battle, probably scared out of your wits, and then enemy troops start flinging snakes in your face. The ancient Greeks did just that.
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Lost Kingdom of Saguenay: Did 16th Century Canadian Natives Hoax Frenchmen?
A lost city supposedly ruled by blonde men rich with gold and jewels was part of the reason France made territorial claims in Canada.
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2,000-Year-Old Labyrinth Uncovered in India Shows Same Pattern as Greek Maze From 1200 BC
Archaeologists have uncovered a labyrinth in India that dates back 2,000 years and has a pattern similar to those found on a clay tablet found at Pylos, Greece, from 1200 B.C.
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Underwater Discovery: 9,300-Year-Old Pillar Evidence of Advanced Society, Say Researchers
The idea of “technological primitivism” often attributed to hunter-gatherer coastal settlers must be reevaluated, say Emanuele Lodolo and Zvi Ben-Abraham.
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4,000-Year-Old Body of Teenager Near Stonehenge May Give Clues About Bronze-Age Life
The skeleton could tell us “what life was like for those who lived under the shadow of Stonehenge at a time of frenzied activity.”
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Ancient Stone of Strength Lifted for First Time in Living Memory
Welsh strongman Mark Jeanes has succeeded in a legendary test of strength, where many have failed.
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Ancient Greeks Apparently Feared Zombies so Much They Weighed Down the Dead
Some ancient Greeks feared the rising dead, some called on them for favors.
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Legends Say Mysterious Women Built the Megaliths of Portugal
Prehistoric Europeans told legends about powerful, mysterious female makers of European stone tombs called dolmens and cromlechs.
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An Architect’s Radical New Theory About Stonehenge
“Why would you move 75 large stones just so you could dance around twice a year? If you put a roof on it you can use it all year.”
|
Researchers Rediscover Species of Snake Used as Weapon in Ancient Greece
Imagine you are in battle, probably scared out of your wits, and then enemy troops start flinging snakes in your face. The ancient Greeks did just that.
|
Lost Kingdom of Saguenay: Did 16th Century Canadian Natives Hoax Frenchmen?
A lost city supposedly ruled by blonde men rich with gold and jewels was part of the reason France made territorial claims in Canada.
|
2,000-Year-Old Labyrinth Uncovered in India Shows Same Pattern as Greek Maze From 1200 BC
Archaeologists have uncovered a labyrinth in India that dates back 2,000 years and has a pattern similar to those found on a clay tablet found at Pylos, Greece, from 1200 B.C.
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Underwater Discovery: 9,300-Year-Old Pillar Evidence of Advanced Society, Say Researchers
The idea of “technological primitivism” often attributed to hunter-gatherer coastal settlers must be reevaluated, say Emanuele Lodolo and Zvi Ben-Abraham.
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4,000-Year-Old Body of Teenager Near Stonehenge May Give Clues About Bronze-Age Life
The skeleton could tell us “what life was like for those who lived under the shadow of Stonehenge at a time of frenzied activity.”
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Ancient Stone of Strength Lifted for First Time in Living Memory
Welsh strongman Mark Jeanes has succeeded in a legendary test of strength, where many have failed.
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Ancient Greeks Apparently Feared Zombies so Much They Weighed Down the Dead
Some ancient Greeks feared the rising dead, some called on them for favors.
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Legends Say Mysterious Women Built the Megaliths of Portugal
Prehistoric Europeans told legends about powerful, mysterious female makers of European stone tombs called dolmens and cromlechs.
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