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Stabbed Again and Again, Then Dropped Down a Well: Leiden Reopens a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Cold Case
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A skeleton found in 1977 at the bottom of a well at the early Roman fort of Velsen 1 shows further evidence of stab wounds, and his teeth say he grew up in southern Europe. Leiden researchers set out six scenarios for his death and leave the verdict to the reader.
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A Roman terracotta roof tile in a museum display with two rounded dog paw prints pressed into its surface
Companion or Passerby? A Dog's 4,000-Year-Old Paw Prints at Tavşanlı Höyük
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A mudbrick from a burned Bronze Age house at Tavşanlı Höyük carries the paw prints of a dog that crossed it before it dried, about 4,000 years ago.
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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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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

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The Abydos carvings are mysterious carved hieroglyphs which were found on a ceiling beam in the temple of Seti I in Abydos. Source: merlin74 / Adobe Stock
Helicopter Hieroglyphs? Debunking the “Mystery” of the Abydos Carvings
News, History & Archaeology, Mysterious Phenomena
Examining the Italian Renaissance Paintings with UFO’s Hidden in Plain Sight
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One day in early August in the fourth century AD, something strange happened in Rome. Those who were outside braving the heat, walking on the Esquiline Hill would have glanced at the sky to notice a

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