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An aerial photograph of the condor geoglyph on the Nazca Pampa in Peru, a giant bird with outstretched wings and fanned tail drawn in pale lines on brown desert ground crossed by straight lines and vehicle tracks
Were the Nazca Lines Made by Aliens or for Them to See?
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The giant figures on Peru's Nazca Pampa have long been linked to visitors from space. Pottery, a dated stake, a full-size experiment and a 2024 AI survey point to the people who lived beside them.
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Reconstruction drawing of a tied bundle of cereal ears and wild flowers from a Late Bronze Age tomb at Hala Sultan Tekke
Charred Seeds of Wild Flowers in Bronze Age Cyprus Tombs Hint at Burned Offerings
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A new study of charred plant remains from Hala Sultan Tekke, a Late Bronze Age harbor city in Cyprus, suggests that mourners left meals in some tombs and burned bundles of grain and wild flowers in others. The authors stress that the evidence is limited and that accidental burning cannot be ruled out.
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Small turquoise faience and bone pendants lying in grey volcanic deposit during excavation at Pompeii
A Sealed Cupboard in Pompeii Held Childhood Amulets and 38 Coins That Were Never Collected
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Archaeologists in Pompeii have reconstructed a wooden cupboard from the traces it left in the volcanic deposits, along with what it held: a beauty kit, a necklace of at least 24 tiny amulets, a basket of bronze coins and the remains of at least two young mice.
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A 19th-century line drawing of a box-shaped vessel cut away to show a water tank, a pivoting lever with a plate, and a lid closing a pipe
Water for a Coin: Did Heron of Alexandria Design the Earliest Vending Machine?
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Heron of Alexandria described a temple vessel that released water only when a coin of five drachms dropped inside. Popular histories call it the world's first vending machine. His own words, and the debate over when he lived, tell a more careful story.

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Black and white photograph of the Roman Forum in the late 1800s, with the standing columns of the Temple of Saturn on the left
Rome Had a Secret Name, and Ancient Writers Say Speaking It Cost a Man His Life
Season 2 Finale: The Complete Applied Stoic Decision Framework
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Whenever we have to take a serious decision, it carries various degrees of uncertainty.

We may need to speak when silence has become dishonest, or sometimes we may need to leave a role that no longer

Human Origins

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Forensic facial reconstruction of a Cro-Magnon man. Source: Cicero Moraes/CC BY-SA 4.0
The Enigmatic Origins of Cro Magnon: Europe's First Humans (Video)
Human Origins, Folklore
Human Origins According to Ancient Greek Mythology
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Every culture has an explanation about how we got here. The ancient Greeks were no different. The dramatic story of the origins of humanity in Greek mythology involves love, pain, and a hefty dose of

History

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Relief of Thracian Warriors from 6th-5th century BC, Reign of Darius I. Source: Kmrakmra/CC BY-SA 3.0
The Mysterious Thracians: Unveiling Their Unique Culture and Legacy 
History, Ancient Traditions
The Therapeutae and the Secrets of Ancient Monastic Life
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The Therapeutae are an ancient Jewish ascetic community, shrouded in mystery and truly obscure. Much of what we know about them comes from the writings of Philo of Alexandria, a Hellenistic Jewish

Artifacts

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Aerial view of Thulamela location
Forgotten African Kingdom of Thulamela Reveals Gold and Royal Burials
Ancient Technology, Artifacts
Medieval Distillation Vessel Found at Gnandstein Castle Points to Alchemy
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Archaeologists working at the historic Gnandstein Castle in Saxony, Germany, have uncovered a rare and unusual distillation vessel during recent construction-related investigations. This remarkable

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Myths & Legends

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: Interior of Lovelock Cave located next to the former lakebed of Lake Lahontan in Nevada. Source: BLM Nevada / CC BY-SA 2.0
Lovelock Cave: A Tale of Giants or A Giant Tale of Fiction?
Myths & Legends, Africa
Roman Historian’s Cleopatra’s Pearl Story: Is It Fact or Fiction?
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“Cleopatra’s Pearl” is a story told by the Roman author Pliny the Elder in his famous long-read book Natural History. According to this tale, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, drank a

Ancient Places

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Ollantaytambo aerial view, sacred valley in the Andes, Peru
Ollantaytambo: The Inca Fortress That Defied Conquistadors
Africa
Underwater Military Ship and Burials Found at Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt
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The island-city of Thonis-Heracleion and its famous Temple of Amun was located in Egypt’s Abu Qir Bay, just north of Alexandria, Egypt. Greeks later settled in Thonis-Heracleion during the late

Unexplained Phenomena

Weird Facts of History

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Traditional mince pies.
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Mince Pies in England?
Artifacts, News, History & Archaeology
10 Weird Archaeological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
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Archaeology isn’t just about dusty ruins and ancient pottery—it’s full of bizarre discoveries that challenge what we think we know about the past. From mysterious artifacts to unusual burial practices