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Treasure in the ancient city of Cambodia
Archeology

Treasure in the ancient city of Cambodia

Experts say there may be a huge treasure in high mounds, believed to be ancient tombs, and dozens of temples in the 1,200-year-old city of Mahendraparvata recently disco…

December 17, 2018
Clean wash for Turin shroud
Archeology

Clean wash for Turin shroud

For devotees, the Shroud of Turin is a true treasure, which packs the body of Jesus when he is taken down from the cross. However, some skeptics believe it is nothing mo…

December 17, 2018
Found the lingerie department more than 500 years
Archeology

Found the lingerie department more than 500 years

This kit includes bras and pants, lace and linen materials excavated from a grave in Australia. Experts said the suit has many similar characteristics to the medieval wo…

December 17, 2018
People in the Middle Ages had modern diseases?
Archeology

People in the Middle Ages had modern diseases?

US scientists on January 3 published research on medieval bones found in Albania, showing some traces of the disease spread in modern times, causing pain to those who ea…

December 17, 2018
Discover medieval castle
Archeology

Discover medieval castle

Recently British archaeologists have discovered medieval castles in the Sahara desert in southwestern Libya.

December 17, 2018
Identified Jesus' great-grandfather
Archeology

Identified Jesus' great-grandfather

Jesus' great-grandfather was a woman named Ismeria - a descendant of the tribe under the Jewish King David, according to a historian's analysis of the records ...

December 17, 2018
Detecting medieval skulls
Archeology

Detecting medieval skulls

According to an Italian archaeologist who directed the excavation, they recently discovered the remains of a medieval vampire in a body of a plague victim in the 16th ce…

December 17, 2018
Write the Bible to make the clergy poisoned
Archeology

Write the Bible to make the clergy poisoned

Medieval bones from six different Danish cemeteries show that clergy - those who write the Bible and other religious documents - may have been exposed to toxic mercury,…

December 17, 2018
Medieval law is not too harsh
Archeology

Medieval law is not too harsh

Considering laziness as a crime it also seems a bit harsh, but the medieval legal system in Britain has never been considered old-fashioned. The penalties for criminals…

December 17, 2018