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Why We Have Leap Years
Time via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCredit - Lon Tweeten for TIME It would seem awfully hard to lose track of 0.24219 of a day. That not-inconsiderable amount adds up to five hours, 48...
Greece Is Getting Back Hundreds of Antiquities After a 17-Year Legal Battle
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHundreds of items are being repatriated to Greece after a 17-year legal battle with the liquidated...
Dozens of 2,500-year-old skeletons unearthed at ancient crossroads in Negev desert
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTwo square tombs in the desert build with rock bricks Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a...
Lines through history: uncovering the secrets of lost Roman roads
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere has never been a better time for lovers of Roman roads – those seeking, and seeking to...
Stone age women in Europe were buried alive with legs tied in ritual sacrifices
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMurdering sacrificial victims by tying their necks to their legs bent behind their backs may have...
Early humans carved old skeletal remains from burial caves into tools
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA view of the Cueva de los Marmoles entrance from the inside. Skeletal remains from at least 12...
Archaeologists in Peru Uncover 3,000-Year-Old Priest's Burial Site
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA team of Japanese and Peruvian archaeologists working in northern Peru’s Cajamarca region have...
Mysterious remains of 3,000-year-old 'Priest of Pacopampa' found buried face down with accessories...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe remains were buried alongside artifacts believed to be made of human bone and symbols possibly...
A newly resurrected ancient smell may help reveal the life of a woman entombed with pharaohs
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEditor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on...
A pilgrimage to the goddess of fertility: How my Egyptian vacation empowered my path to motherhood
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI've had Egyptomania for as long as I can remember. Growing up, the only video game I played was set...