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Ancient Egyptians likely kept baboons in captivity—and mummified them
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA sample of baboon skulls dating back 2,500 to 2,800 years in southern Egypt. From roughly the 9th...
'Extremely rare' 2,500-year-old broken silver coin unearthed near Jerusalem
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe coin dates from the sixth or fifth centuries B.C. It was deliberately broken in two, probably in...
35 Mind-Blowing Artifacts That Were Discovered And Prove Regular People From History Were Just Like...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 months ago1.This loaf of bread was baked at a bakery in Pompeii the morning Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried...
2,300-year-old tomb found in Israel may contain remains of Greek courtesan
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoArchaeologists in Israel have discovered what they believe to be the remains of an Ancient Greek...
7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 month agoClouds can block out and ruin the total solar eclipse.Laurie Ambrose/Getty Images Humans have been studying total solar eclipses for millennia to better...
Why chickens probably crossed the Silk Road
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 1 month agoChickens were likely widely raised across southern Central Asia from 400 BCE through medieval periods. The mystery of what came first, the chicken or the...
Mysterious 2,800-year-old discovery in Jerusalem leaves experts puzzled. See it
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn ancient and unique discovery has left experts and officials in Israel puzzled — they can’t figure...
On this date: Two millennia later, the 3rd Punic War ends
WHTM via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCarthage, Tunisia (WHTM) In 1985, a war came to an official end – 2,131 years after its final...
Greece Reopens the 2,400-Year-Old Palace Where Alexander the Great Was Crowned
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA coronation site for one of the world’s greatest military leaders is open again. On Sunday, the...
Remnants of an ancient Roman society found buried in the Alps
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPart of the exposed Roman walls with the room layout already recognizable. The remains of the floor...
