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Israeli Researchers Resurrect Biblical Beer Using 5,000-Year-Old Yeast

In an effort to expand the field of experimental archaeology, Israeli scientists were eager to brew the beer of our ancestors in order to better understand our past.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 17, 2024

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Israeli Researchers Resurrect Biblical Beer Using 5,000-Year-Old Yeast

In an effort to expand the field of experimental archaeology, Israeli scientists were eager to brew the beer of our ancestors in order to better understand our past.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 17, 2024

Archaeologists In Spain Just Discovered A Stone Tablet With Carvings From The ‘Lost’ Tartessos Civilization

The 2,500-year-old stone was created by the ancient Tartessos people who lived on the Iberian peninsula between the ninth and sixth centuries B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 17, 2024

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Archaeologists In Spain Just Discovered A Stone Tablet With Carvings From The ‘Lost’ Tartessos Civilization

The 2,500-year-old stone was created by the ancient Tartessos people who lived on the Iberian peninsula between the ninth and sixth centuries B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 17, 2024

Archaeologists Unearth 500-Year-Old Remains Of Inca Toddlers With Smallpox

The skeletons showed signs of osteomyelitis variolosa, a bone infection that is triggered by the smallpox virus, which was brought to the region by Spanish colonizers.

By Amber Morgan • Jun 17, 2024

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Archaeologists Unearth 500-Year-Old Remains Of Inca Toddlers With Smallpox

The skeletons showed signs of osteomyelitis variolosa, a bone infection that is triggered by the smallpox virus, which was brought to the region by Spanish colonizers.

By Amber Morgan • June 17, 2024

2,000-Year-Old Celtic Fertility Figure With An Alien-Like Appearance And A ‘Prominent Phallus’ To Go Up For Auction In England

Ever since metal detectorist Bob Jemmett found "Nobby" six years ago, the figure has been his "constant companion," but now he's selling it to make improvements to his home.

By Austin Harvey • Jun 17, 2024

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2,000-Year-Old Celtic Fertility Figure With An Alien-Like Appearance And A ‘Prominent Phallus’ To Go Up For Auction In England

Ever since metal detectorist Bob Jemmett found "Nobby" six years ago, the figure has been his "constant companion," but now he's selling it to make improvements to his home.

By Austin Harvey • June 17, 2024

Inside The Manson Family’s Wild Summer At Beach Boys Drummer Dennis Wilson’s House

A year before Sharon Tate was murdered, Charles Manson was living in quiet anonymity, making music in the home of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson.

By Katie Serena • Jun 17, 2024

Inside The Manson Family’s Wild Summer At Beach Boys Drummer Dennis Wilson’s House

A year before Sharon Tate was murdered, Charles Manson was living in quiet anonymity, making music in the home of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson.

By Katie Serena • June 17, 2024

Inside The Life Of Calamity Jane, The Wild West’s Most Notorious Frontierswoman

A beer-guzzling, tobacco-spitting gunslinger known for her rowdy temperament, Calamity Jane remains one of the most notorious figures in Wild West lore.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 16, 2024

Inside The Life Of Calamity Jane, The Wild West’s Most Notorious Frontierswoman

A beer-guzzling, tobacco-spitting gunslinger known for her rowdy temperament, Calamity Jane remains one of the most notorious figures in Wild West lore.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 16, 2024

The Stories Of 13 Incredible Sunken Cities From History — And What’s Left Of Them Today

From Cleopatra's kingdom to "Japan's Atlantis," these cities sank beneath the water long ago, but the ruins they left behind continue to provide insight into what life was like for the people who lived in them.

By Mark Oliver • Jun 16, 2024

The Stories Of 13 Incredible Sunken Cities From History — And What’s Left Of Them Today

From Cleopatra's kingdom to "Japan's Atlantis," these cities sank beneath the water long ago, but the ruins they left behind continue to provide insight into what life was like for the people who lived in them.

By Mark Oliver • June 16, 2024

What Really Happened During The Siege At Ruby Ridge?

After Randy Weaver was caught illegally selling weapons in 1992, federal agents planned to arrest him at his home in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. But he had no intention of going quietly.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 16, 2024

What Really Happened During The Siege At Ruby Ridge?

After Randy Weaver was caught illegally selling weapons in 1992, federal agents planned to arrest him at his home in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. But he had no intention of going quietly.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 16, 2024

Inside Spahn Ranch, Where The Manson Family Lived During Their Murder Spree

In 1968, the Manson Family moved into George Spahn's dilapidated Southern California ranch. The next year, they committed mass murder.

By Katie Serena • Jun 16, 2024

Inside Spahn Ranch, Where The Manson Family Lived During Their Murder Spree

In 1968, the Manson Family moved into George Spahn's dilapidated Southern California ranch. The next year, they committed mass murder.

By Katie Serena • June 16, 2024

The Last Woolly Mammoths On Earth Died Of Catastrophic ‘Icing Events,’ New Study Finds

The study suggests that the dietary wellbeing of Wrangel Island's mammoths was stable and that all long-term weather events had already passed. The culprit of their demise, it claims, were short-term "icing events."

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 15, 2024

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The Last Woolly Mammoths On Earth Died Of Catastrophic ‘Icing Events,’ New Study Finds

The study suggests that the dietary wellbeing of Wrangel Island's mammoths was stable and that all long-term weather events had already passed. The culprit of their demise, it claims, were short-term "icing events."

By Marco Margaritoff • June 15, 2024