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Where was the ‘world’s most precious object’ made?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (34+ words) Where was the "world's most precious object' made?ttownmedia.com A manuscript once dubbed "the most precious object of the western world" may have been crafted in the Scottish Highlands, new research claims....
Ancient fingerprints reveal children shaped clay 15,000 years ago
2+ week, 2+ day ago (901+ words) Leaders of Samoa and Tonga appealed for help this week as th" Qatar's main gas facility has suffered extensive damage afte" Techniques for modeling Natufian clay beads reconstructed through experimentation. Most beads were modeled directly onto plant fiber threads, while…...
Rare coin from Britain’s only joint monarchy up for auction
2+ week, 4+ day ago (356+ words) An ultra-rare, 300-year-old five guinea coin from Britain's first and only joint monarchy is set to sell at auction for as much as $16,000. The 17th-Century coin depicts joint monarchs and married cousins William III and Mary II and was struck…...
Parrot DNA shows animal trade networks existed hundreds of years ago
3+ week, 3+ day ago (547+ words) Red-and-green Macaws. (Balazs Tisza via SWNS) Ancient parrot DNA has revealed "sophisticated" long-distance animal trade networks existed hundreds of years ago. Analysis of the genetic material shows colorful Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru centuries…...