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Records and Personal Letters Reveal Violence in the States of Ancient Mesopotamia Is a Historical Distortion
Modern historiography has tended to assume that violence was the primary driving force behind the formation of the first ...
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The Extraordinary Chigi Olpe: The Oldest Depiction of the Judgment of Paris and the Formation of Hoplite Phalanxes
In 1882, in an Etruscan tomb near Veii, about 16 kilometers north of Rome, a Greek pitcher—an olpe—was discovered. It had ...
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The World’s Lakes Are Changing Color—An Alarming Sign of Water Quality and Ecosystem Alteration
Lakes are a fundamental component of terrestrial ecosystems. They not only serve as habitats for countless aquatic and terrestrial species but also play a key role in climate regulation and the supply ...
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The Tower of the Scipios, the Best-Preserved Roman Funerary Monument in Hispania
Six kilometers from Tarragona (roman Tarraco in Catalonia, Spain), next to the ancient Via Augusta, stands a stone monument that was misinterpreted for a long time: the Tower of the Scipios. The tower ...
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Water in the Universe Is So Ancient It Formed Shortly After Big Bang, Before the First Galaxies Existed
A team of scientists from the University of Portsmouth has made a discovery that could revolutionize our understanding of the origin of life in the universe. According to a study led by astrophysicist ...
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A Bronze Age Water Control Structure Discovered in an Underground Chamber of the Ancient Hittite City of Nerik
The LBA wooden water-drain installation in the right rear corner of the spring chamber of Oymaağaç Höyük/Nerik. Credit: D.P. Mielke / Oymaağaç Project A team of archaeologists discovered a complex ...
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A Semi-Subterranean Jewish Ritual Bath Found in the Ancient Roman Port of Ostia Antica
In the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica, a mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, has been identified during excavations carried out in June and August 2024. The discovery of this mikveh is of singular ...
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Black Holes Do Not Represent the End of Time, but the Beginning of White Holes: A Revolutionary Theory May Change Our View of the Universe
Our conception of time, black holes, and dark energy may be on the verge of a radical transformation thanks to an innovative study conducted by the University of Sheffield. This new research proposes ...
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Prehistoric Engravings Found in Marbella Could Precede the Oldest Cave Art by 100,000 Years
The block with prehistoric engravings found in Marbella may be 200,000 years old. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Marbella The city of Marbella (Málaga, Spain) has witnessed an archaeological discovery that ...
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The Controversial Baghdad Jars, Which Some Consider Voltaic Batteries Created in Antiquity
Many readers were probably fans of watching Myth Busters, that television show that used scientific recreation to test urban and historical legends, each one more bizarre than the last. Well, in ...
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Human Language Emerged 135,000 Years Ago as a Private System Within Thought, According to a Genetic Study
Human language is one of the most distinctive capabilities of our species, yet its origin remains an unresolved mystery. A recent genetic analysis suggests that the linguistic ability of human beings ...
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The Tower of Nesle: The Medieval Scandal That Led to the Revival of the Salic Law, Barring Women from the Throne
The Tower of Nesle, scene of the events, in 1650, shortly before its demolition. Watercolor by Fédor Hoffbauer. Credit: Fédor Hoffbauer / Wikimedia Commons Gallardet’s version—or rather Dumas’s, since ...