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The 2,500-Year-Old Mystery of the Tomb of the Blue Demons Has Stumped Archaeologists. Until Now.
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (104+ words) The painted creature inside an Etruscan tomb convinced mourners they were under its spell. A Bone Led to a Revolutionary War Mass Grave Why Scientists Buried Thousands of Undies in Soil Early Humans’ Brains Linked to Another Dimension Archaeologists Found…...
A Ghost Town Drowned 88 Years Ago. Now, It’s Rising Again.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (195+ words) The creation of Lake Mead in the 1930s flooded an old western town. Now, due to extreme drought, it’s slowly rising from the man-made lake. Of course, the entire purpose of the dam was to create an artificial lake in its…...
Scientists May Have Found Evidence of the World’s First-Ever Brand.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (535+ words) It had knock-offs and everything. Forget Roman sword makers stamping their mark on steel 2,000 years ago. Researchers now believe brand-making may have started in the Bronze Age more than 3,200 years ago, at the Oasis of Qurayyah in Northwestern Arabia. A…...
These Rock Paintings Survived for 2,000 Years. The Secret May Be Human Blood.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (218+ words) Ancient artists in China used human blood to create images, but no violence was involved. “Our study indicates that red clay rich in nano-hematite was used as the pigment, and a composite mortar made from lime and blood served as…...