Tag: historic

Scientists find 2,700-year-old remains of woman wearing bizarre upside-down crown

Archaeologists uncover 2700 year old burial of a woman wearing an upside…

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Angry residents sleep in historic 50s art deco bus shelter to stop it being demolished

Residents camp out in a rare 1950s art deco bus shelter in…

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Nazi officials seen partying with pipe-smoking dog in unearthed footage

Rare wartime footage shows Nazi officials partying with a pipe smoking dog…

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Woman probed for mailing ‘King George III’s’ pistol

Spanish police are investigating a woman accused of mailing a historic flintlock…

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Lost castle rediscovered after 800 years – and it was once home to kings

Forgotten 800-year-old castle uncovered at Finlaggan on Islay - archaeologists say medieval…

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World’s oldest mummies reveal secret death rituals from 12,000 years ago

World’s oldest mummies discovered in Southeast Asia - smoke-dried bodies dating back…

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Fossil of ‘hypercarnivore’ killer croc discovered by scientists – and it might have EATEN dinos

Scientists in Argentina discovered fossils of Kostensuchus Atrox, a 250kg killer crocodile…

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Grisly cave discovery reveals ancient warriors might have EATEN the people they killed

Archaeologists uncover 5,700 year old evidence of warfare cannibalism in Spain where…

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Tech expert reveals Turin Shroud was created from statue and not Jesus’ body

A new study suggests the Turin Shroud may have been created from…

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