Archeology
Chimpanzees know how to use stone tools 4,300 years ago
A new study reveals that chimpanzees have used stone tools in prehistoric times, reinforcing the hypothesis that humans and large monkeys have inherited ingenuity from a…
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Humans have known to grow peppers from more than 6,000 years ago
According to Science magazine, peppers originated in South and Central America and have been grown for more than 6,000 years, even before the craft industry was born. An…
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A year has 540 days
Chinese geologists believe that 1.3 billion years ago, one year of the Earth lasted 540 days, ie 13 to 14 months with 42 days a month and only 15 hours a day. These impr…
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Laxatives help 'hold the throne' for Pharaons
The ongoing and increasingly medical research in the era of Pharaons shows that laxatives seem to dominate other drugs of the ancient Egyptians. This investigation is on…
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Discovered the statue of the goddess Hera
Greek archaeologists on March 1 announced they have found a 2,200-year-old statue of Hera god built in the wall of a city at the foot of Mount Olympus, home to the gods…
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Discover the oldest solar observatory in America
A series of 13 stone towers discovered on a hill in Peru can be part of an ancient solar observatory that plays an important role in civilizations born hundreds of years…
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The mouse weighs nearly 700kg
8 million years ago, in the South American region, there was a hamster breed with a large body like buffaloes and cows and was named Phoberomys pattersoni by scientists.…
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Excavation of ancient market in Athens
Archaeologists have discovered a large area believed to be a market with religious shops and centers on the southern edge of Athens, dating back to the 4th century BC.
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Detection of giant dinosaur fossils in Spain
This may be the largest animal on Earth in the late Jurassic period 150 million years ago. Turiasaurus riodevensis with fossils found in Teruel (Spain) can weigh 40 to 4…
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4,800-year-old artificial eyes found in Iran
Archaeologists working in the historic city of Burnt (southeastern Iran) have discovered an artificial eye - used by a very young woman at the time - who was about 4,800…
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Collect 50,000 artifacts from Giong Noi - Ben Tre site
Through 3 consecutive excavations of Giong Floating, Ben Tre (from 2004-2006), archaeologists have collected a total of 50,000 artifacts including ceramics, kilns, burni…
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Restoring the face of ancient Vietnamese people
Dr. Nguyen Van Viet, Director of the Southeast Asia History Center has been restored
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Climate change makes Tang Dynasty and Maya civilization collapse
According to an international study published in the journal Nature, the decline of Tang Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, as well as the…
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Afghan treasure
Antique works often reveal themselves and are known through two stories: first, how, when and where they are produced; The second is how, when and where they are found.…
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People know when fire?
The international team examined charcoal from a fireplace in the Pedra Furada archaeological site (in Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil).