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About more than 300 years ago (stage 1680), after drinking the last drops of two giant wine jars, someone came up with a creative idea to re-use them appropriately.
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About more than 300 years ago (stage 1680), after drinking the last drops of two giant wine jars, someone came up with a creative idea to re-use them appropriately.
Phu Tien Lake is the third largest in Yunnan Province (China), behind Dien Tri Lake and Nhi Hai Lake. But in three lakes, it is the deepest lake, with places up to 155m.
The treasure revealed in prehistoric tombs in Bulgaria is the first evidence of social stratification, but no one knows what causes the civilization to decline.
According to Al Bawaba, Jason Massey, 45, a pest control worker, has discovered a rare ring engraved with the Roman goddess figure in a field near Crewkerne.
Korean archaeologists announced the discovery of 14 lead limestone fishing nets dating back about 29,000 years in the Maedun cave in eastern Jeongseon district, Gangwon…
Previously, scientists believed that the FOXP2 gene, was associated with the development of speech. It is this gene that explains why modern humans have the advantage of…
According to Vintage News, 2016, two amateur archaeologists, Ernst Christiansen and Lis Therkelsen, found an ancient sword in the western town of Svebølle, Denmark's lar…
According to The Nation, archaeologists have revealed their latest findings at the home of a rich man living in ancient Rome.
The road construction project between the ancient temple Karnak and Luxor in Luxor, Egypt, must be halted when construction workers discover a sphinx statue, Sun reporte…
Previously, scientists had genetically analyzed the Aboriginal hair samples and affirmed the extremely long and profound relationship between the Aboriginal groups and t…
According to Channel News Asia, this finding is especially noticed by scientific lovers and prehistoric learners.
Scientists claim that perfume has the same appeal as it was from dinosaurs.
Archaeologists in Yangquan, China, discovered the octagonal tomb with a mural covered with frescoes dating back 700 years, when descendants of Genghis Khan ruled China.
In the territory of Vietnam, the oldest factory in the world has been found dating back more than 80,000 years of ancient Vietnamese residents.
According to Maria Cecilia Lozada, one of the participants in research at the University of Chicago, the mummies mentioned include the remains of adults and babies.