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The ancient wall honors Alexander the Great
Archeology

The ancient wall honors Alexander the Great

Greek archaeologists unearthed the ancient Macedonian city at the foot of Mount Olympus discovered a 2,600 m long wall with a structure inspired by Alexander's great vic…

December 17, 2018
Dwarves are respected in ancient Egypt
Archeology

Dwarves are respected in ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians respected dwarfs and did not consider them physically impaired. A group of researchers at Georgetown University, USA, explored the biological traces an…

December 17, 2018
Ancient Egyptians love to eat pork
Archeology

Ancient Egyptians love to eat pork

Ancient Egyptians, unlike Muslims, preferred pork. Pathologist Fabrizio Bruschi at the University of Pisa, Italy, and his colleagues have discovered the oldest case of p…

December 17, 2018
Ancient eagle eats people
Archeology

Ancient eagle eats people

An American researcher believed he had deciphered the mystery of why one of the most important ancestors of humanity died two million years ago. An eagle killed a child…

December 17, 2018
Unique outfit with bark
Archeology

Unique outfit with bark

Quang Tri Province has discovered and collected unique ancient costumes. It is a set of 7 shirts made of bark, dating back hundreds of years. Mr. Ho Ta Khu, 70 years old…

December 17, 2018
Are our ancestors joking?
Archeology

Are our ancestors joking?

Scientists have learned that the first jokes in the human world were born about 2 million years ago. Researching the ancient comedy drawings on the cave shows that the a…

December 17, 2018
Bloody war in Mesopotamia ancient city
Archeology

Bloody war in Mesopotamia ancient city

Mesopotamia settlement is located in Hamoukar, the top of Syria's north end, 8 km from Iraq. In 3,500 BC, this 13-hectare area suffered a devastating attack, in which bu…

December 17, 2018
Discover the oldest observatory in China
Archeology

Discover the oldest observatory in China

Chinese archaeologists said they found the world's first observatory, some 4,100 years ago, in northern Shanxi province. The ancient observatory is located in the older…

December 17, 2018
Discovered the oldest Christian church in Israel
Archeology

Discovered the oldest Christian church in Israel

An Israeli prisoner is clearing rubble to build a new prison, discovering a delicate mosaic. Israeli archaeologists claimed it could be the foundation of an ancient chur…

December 17, 2018