Archeology
The man who attached a knife to his body changed his hand in an ancient tomb of 1,500 years
Early evidence of the use of prosthetics has been found in an ancient tomb in the middle of a mysterious cemetery in northern Italy.
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Did climate change make ancient lions and bears extinct?
Climate change may have been the main cause of the extinction of ancient lions and bears about a millennium ago.
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Discover the 50,000-year-old 'ancestral' social network of Facebook, TikTok in Africa
It seems that tens of thousands of years ago, the people of Africa made social connections without the need for Facebook, Twitter, TikTok or any modern communication pla…
Archeology
Discovered 4,500-year-old 'funeral avenue' in Saudi Arabia with many strangely shaped tombs
Scientists discovered an ancient road network with a series of round or pendant-shaped tombs surrounding it.
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How are traditional Japanese umbrellas passed down for thousands of years?
A Japanese umbrella (wagasa) is a traditional type of oil-paper umbrella, made using ancient methods thousands of years old. Umbrellas are also an important part of kabu…
Archeology
For the first time, a bandage wound was discovered in an Egyptian mummy
A CT scan of a mummy dating back millennia has provided further insight into ancient medical methods.
Archeology
A badger dug up 200 ancient coins dating back to Roman times, but scientists 'confiscated' them all
With a total of 209 coins found by the badger, this is determined to be the largest collection of ancient coins ever discovered in northern Spain.
History
Why do concubines often have to have someone to help them walking in the palace?
In addition to showing nobility over people, the ancient concubines needed to have a palace maid and eunuch to support them when traveling for the following reasons.
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How did our ancestors sleep and what do people with insomnia do?
Historian A.Roger Ekirch at Virginia Tech, USA studies about ancient sleep and thinks that sleep is a biological constant.
Archeology
'Horrible' discovery in the manure pit of the richest mansions in Jerusalem 2700 years ago
Israeli researchers recently discovered that the wealthiest inhabitants of ancient Jerusalem contracted an intestinal parasite due to hygiene problems.
Archeology
Rare leather scale armor discovered in Chinese tombs
About 2,500 years ago, a man in Northwest China was buried with armor made of more than 5,000 skin scales.
Archeology
Discovered the 'mind-control magic potion' from the thousand-year-old ruins in Peru
Mysterious stories of ancient Peru once spoke of the ability of kings and nobles to control the minds of warriors and subjects.
History
The Trojan Horse: Real or Legendary?
According to ancient mythology, the 'Horse of Troy' helped the Greeks capture the city of Troy after a period of siege.
Archeology
The mystery of the 2,000-year-old dog head statue buried under the road surface: the entrance to the 'world of the dead'
A strange dog head statue was discovered just half a meter below the road surface. More interestingly, it led to the larger discovery of a Roman burial complex 2,000 yea…
Archeology
Discovered a mammoth cemetery more than 210,000 years old
Paleontologists have found five fossilized mammoth skeletons from the last ice age in southwestern England.