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Money Emerged to Facilitate Trade Between Strangers, Not to Collect Taxes, According to an Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Study
The history of money, one of humanity’s most transformative creations, has been the subject of discussion for centuries. How ...
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The Oldest Evidence of Hominin Presence in Europe Found in Romania: They Hunted and Used Tools Over 1.95 Million Years Ago
A recent scientific discovery published in the journal Nature Communications has unveiled compelling evidence of the presence ...
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A mold used to produce Medusa masks dating back to the early 1st century BCE has been found in ancient Finziade, Sicily
Sicily, archaeologists have discovered a mask mold that, according to initial interpretations, could represent Medusa, the ...
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Famous Alexander Mosaic found in Pompeii is made with 10-color tesserae from Italy, Greece, the Iberian Peninsula, and Tunisia
The Alexander Mosaic in the Archaeological Museum of Naples. Credit: ho visto nina volare / Wikimedia Commons The Alexander Mosaic, housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN), is ...
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The Oldest Neolithic Settlement of France’s First Farmers, Discovered on the French Riviera
Described as a rare find by the regional archaeology department, one of the oldest Neolithic settlements in France, ...
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Ngerulmud, the Only Capital in the World Without Inhabitants
In these times of debate about tourism saturation, we propose an idea for lovers of extravagant experiences. The Republic of Palau is an island country in Oceania, made up of nearly three and a half ...
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Ancient Sunstones Found in Denmark Are Neolithic Sacrifices to Revive the Sun After a Volcanic Eruption
Throughout human history, volcanic eruptions have wreaked havoc on civilizations, causing drastic climatic shifts, failed harvests, and societal turmoil. One such event, in 43 BCE, saw an Alaskan ...
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Black Panthers: The African American Soldiers of the 761st Tank Battalion Who Fought at the Battle of the Bulge
They made a good first impression, but I have no faith in the inherent fighting ability of the race. This was what General Patton declared after inspecting the 761st Tank Battalion in 1944, on the eve ...
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Human Footprints from the Bronze Age Left by People Fleeing a Vesuvian Eruption and Other Extraordinary Discoveries in Campania
Footprints of Bronze Age people fleeing an eruption of Vesuvius. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Salerno e Avellino During improvement works on the Diramazione Nocera-Cava ...
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A Large Bath Complex Discovered in Pompeii Within a Domus Decorated with Scenes of Athletes and Paintings of the Trojan War
A new archaeological discovery in Pompeii has unveiled a bath complex inside a private domus, accompanied by a banquet hall. This find stands as a clear example of how Roman architecture not only ...
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Analysis of Fingerprints on Figurines Recovered in Heracleion Reveals Women and Children also Made them
Example of a figurine (H20257) from Thonis-Heracleion with close-up of the fingerprints found on the reverse and interior. Credit: Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation An archaeological study published in ...