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Sudan Cathedral Dig Overview

Archaeologists Just Discovered A Massive Medieval Cathedral Complex In Sudan Linked To A Lost Nubian Kingdom

For hundreds of years, the Kingdom of Makuria reigned as a Christian stronghold in Africa. Now, archaeologists may have just discovered the kingdom's largest cathedral.

By Kaleena Fraga Jul 13, 2021
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Archaeologists Just Discovered A Massive Medieval Cathedral Complex In Sudan Linked To A Lost Nubian Kingdom

For hundreds of years, the Kingdom of Makuria reigned as a Christian stronghold in Africa. Now, archaeologists may have just discovered the kingdom's largest cathedral.

By Kaleena Fraga July 13, 2021
Skull Of Plague Victim
Skull Of Plague Victim

Scientists Just Discovered The First Known Case Of The Plague In A 5,000-Year-Old Skeleton

These traces of the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which causes the bubonic plague, suggest that the disease emerged in humans more than 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 30, 2021
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Scientists Just Discovered The First Known Case Of The Plague In A 5,000-Year-Old Skeleton

These traces of the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which causes the bubonic plague, suggest that the disease emerged in humans more than 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.

By Kaleena Fraga June 30, 2021
Jarvensuo
Jarvensuo

4,400-Year-Old Staff Shaped Like Snake And Used By Stone Age Shamans Unearthed In Finland

The 21-inch staff was found at the Järvensuo archaeological site almost perfectly preserved — and researchers believe it was used to commune with the spirit world.

By Marco Margaritoff Jun 30, 2021
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4,400-Year-Old Staff Shaped Like Snake And Used By Stone Age Shamans Unearthed In Finland

The 21-inch staff was found at the Järvensuo archaeological site almost perfectly preserved — and researchers believe it was used to commune with the spirit world.

By Marco Margaritoff June 30, 2021
Nesher Ramla Homo Featured
Nesher Ramla Homo Featured

This Week In History News, Jun. 20 – 26

Previously unknown human ancestor found, the Zodiac Killer's ciphers potentially solved, a Black World War II veteran finally awarded the Purple Heart.

By All That's Interesting Jun 25, 2021
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This Week In History News, Jun. 20 – 26

Previously unknown human ancestor found, the Zodiac Killer's ciphers potentially solved, a Black World War II veteran finally awarded the Purple Heart.

By All That's Interesting June 25, 2021
Nebra Sky Disk
Nebra Sky Disk

Inside The Staggering Accuracy Of The Nebra Sky Disk — An Ancient Map Of The Stars Unearthed In 1999

Dating back 3,600 years, the Nebra Sky Disk may be the oldest representation of the cosmos ever committed to a material object.

By Marco Margaritoff Jun 16, 2021

Inside The Staggering Accuracy Of The Nebra Sky Disk — An Ancient Map Of The Stars Unearthed In 1999

Dating back 3,600 years, the Nebra Sky Disk may be the oldest representation of the cosmos ever committed to a material object.

By Marco Margaritoff June 16, 2021
Yukon Miners With Bones Side By Side
Yukon Miners With Bones Side By Side

Yukon Gold Miners Just Stumbled Across A Rare Trove Of Hundreds Of Woolly Mammoth Bones

The fossils belonged to three woolly mammoths that lived some 30,000 years ago. They were likely even part of the same family.

By Kaleena Fraga Jun 16, 2021
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Yukon Gold Miners Just Stumbled Across A Rare Trove Of Hundreds Of Woolly Mammoth Bones

The fossils belonged to three woolly mammoths that lived some 30,000 years ago. They were likely even part of the same family.

By Kaleena Fraga June 16, 2021
German Stonehenge
German Stonehenge

‘German Stonehenge’ Site Used For Ritual Child Sacrifice Yields 130 Dwellings — Revealing It Was Residential

The Bronze Age site was first discovered accidentally in 1991 by a pilot. Since then, excavations have continued to reveal new and macabre details about the site's brutal ritual purpose.

By Marco Margaritoff Jun 15, 2021
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‘German Stonehenge’ Site Used For Ritual Child Sacrifice Yields 130 Dwellings — Revealing It Was Residential

The Bronze Age site was first discovered accidentally in 1991 by a pilot. Since then, excavations have continued to reveal new and macabre details about the site's brutal ritual purpose.

By Marco Margaritoff June 15, 2021
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