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This Week In History News, Oct. 29 – Nov. 4

Ancient bull deity statue unearthed in Iraq, 7,000-year-old shark tooth knives found in Indonesia, 400-year-old prosthetic hand discovered in Germany.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 3, 2023

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This Week In History News, Oct. 29 – Nov. 4

Ancient bull deity statue unearthed in Iraq, 7,000-year-old shark tooth knives found in Indonesia, 400-year-old prosthetic hand discovered in Germany.

By All That's Interesting • November 3, 2023

Scientists In China Discover ‘Unusually Large’ Fossils Of 160-Million-Year-Old Bloodsucking Lampreys

Lamprey fossils are exceedingly rare, so these latest discoveries are helping scientists fill in an evolutionary gap between the fish that emerged 360 million years ago and those that swim in the world's oceans today.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 2, 2023

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Scientists In China Discover ‘Unusually Large’ Fossils Of 160-Million-Year-Old Bloodsucking Lampreys

Lamprey fossils are exceedingly rare, so these latest discoveries are helping scientists fill in an evolutionary gap between the fish that emerged 360 million years ago and those that swim in the world's oceans today.

By Austin Harvey • November 2, 2023

Archaeologists Discover 7,000-Year-Old Shark Tooth Knives In Indonesia

Archaeologists believe that the shark tooth knives were used as weapons or in rituals and not as day-to-day tools for cutting.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 1, 2023

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Archaeologists Discover 7,000-Year-Old Shark Tooth Knives In Indonesia

Archaeologists believe that the shark tooth knives were used as weapons or in rituals and not as day-to-day tools for cutting.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 1, 2023

The Harrowing Tale Of The SS Dumaru, The Wrecked Ship Whose Survivors Resorted To Cannibalism

When the SS Dumaru was struck by lightning and sank near Guam in 1918, its crew was left adrift in a lifeboat for three weeks — and when food ran out, they turned to cannibalism.

By Maggie Donahue • Oct 11, 2023

The Harrowing Tale Of The SS Dumaru, The Wrecked Ship Whose Survivors Resorted To Cannibalism

When the SS Dumaru was struck by lightning and sank near Guam in 1918, its crew was left adrift in a lifeboat for three weeks — and when food ran out, they turned to cannibalism.

By Maggie Donahue • October 11, 2023

Archaeologists In Turkey Just Discovered A Long-Lost Ancient Language On Cuneiform Tablets In The Ruins Of The Hittite Empire

The language was discovered on a tablet at the archaeological site of Boğazköy-Hattusha, once the capital of the ancient Hittites during the late Bronze Age.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • Sep 27, 2023

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Archaeologists In Turkey Just Discovered A Long-Lost Ancient Language On Cuneiform Tablets In The Ruins Of The Hittite Empire

The language was discovered on a tablet at the archaeological site of Boğazköy-Hattusha, once the capital of the ancient Hittites during the late Bronze Age.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • September 27, 2023

New Electric Blue Tarantula Species Discovered In Thailand

The blue tarantulas were discovered residing within mangrove trees, which face continual threat of deforestation.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 26, 2023

New Electric Blue Tarantula Species Discovered In Thailand

The blue tarantulas were discovered residing within mangrove trees, which face continual threat of deforestation.

By Austin Harvey • September 26, 2023

An Ancient Japanese Tomb Was Just Discovered Under A Parking Lot Shrub

Local experts had long suspected that the shrub concealed a tomb, and their hunch proved correct when archaeologists uncovered a kofun burial mound from the sixth century.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 18, 2023

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An Ancient Japanese Tomb Was Just Discovered Under A Parking Lot Shrub

Local experts had long suspected that the shrub concealed a tomb, and their hunch proved correct when archaeologists uncovered a kofun burial mound from the sixth century.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 18, 2023

This Week In History News, Sept. 3 – 9

Shipwreck discovered intact in Lake Michigan, Roman swords uncovered in an Israeli cave, girl found buried with 180 animal bones in Kazakhstan.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 8, 2023

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This Week In History News, Sept. 3 – 9

Shipwreck discovered intact in Lake Michigan, Roman swords uncovered in an Israeli cave, girl found buried with 180 animal bones in Kazakhstan.

By All That's Interesting • September 8, 2023

Archaeologists In Kazakhstan Unearth Bronze Age Burial Of Girl Laid To Rest With More Than 180 Animal Bones

The animal bones could have been related to cult practices, or they may have been buried with the girl to signify good luck.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 6, 2023

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Archaeologists In Kazakhstan Unearth Bronze Age Burial Of Girl Laid To Rest With More Than 180 Animal Bones

The animal bones could have been related to cult practices, or they may have been buried with the girl to signify good luck.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 6, 2023

Great Wall Of China Severely Damaged By Construction Workers Creating A Shortcut

The section of wall was a well-preserved section of the 32nd Ming Great Wall, of which nearly 30 percent has already been lost to time.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 5, 2023

Great Wall Of China Severely Damaged By Construction Workers Creating A Shortcut

The section of wall was a well-preserved section of the 32nd Ming Great Wall, of which nearly 30 percent has already been lost to time.

By Austin Harvey • September 5, 2023