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Polybius Behind the Urban Legend
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (114+ words) the individuals dedicated to uncovering the truth behind the myth, from arcade operators to urban legend...the individuals dedicated to uncovering the truth behind the myth, from arcade operators to urban legend...
Virgil the Magician: the Latin poet transformed into a sorcerer by popular legend
3+ week, 3+ day ago (792+ words) The legends flowed into collections such as the Otia imperialia di Gervasio of Tilbury, written around...Neapolitan legends attribute a series of surprising miracles to Virgil the magician: These stories, handed...Legend has it that the poet had it dug…...
Life of a Nubian King of Legend
3+ week, 3+ day ago (87+ words) By Jarrett A. Lobell Late 16th or 17th century 4.1 inches by 3.7 inches Digs & Discoveries July/August 2024 Digs & Discoveries July/August 2023 Digs & Discoveries January/February 2022 Tuning in to the sounds of the ancient world Hoards of lavish gold and silver neck rings buried on…...
A treasure trove of truth and legend
3+ week, 6+ day ago (354+ words) By MARIE EIDE, Tampa Bay Beacons Correspondent From Edward Teach to Francis Drake to Jose Gaspar, pirates have long been part of Florida’s maritime history. Locally based, world-renowned pirate historian and author Robert Jacob will separate fact from folklore in…...
Can the Blue Crown really bring back the dead? The truth behind Outer Banks' mysterious artifact
3+ week, 4+ day ago (768+ words) As legend has it, Blackbeard had the Blue Crown and left clues to its location around the Outer Banks...As the legend goes, Blackbeard, the pirate, whose real name was Edward Teach, was searching for this...The Blue Crown is…...
Historical art can hide scientific secrets
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (245+ words) From bats eating birds to butterfly behavior, art can contain ecological clues Artworks from the past..., like this one from the 1690s by Maria Sibylla Merian, can give modern scientists insights into animal...A collaboration between art historians and scientists can…...
The Acropolis Experience: Broken Elevators and Bathroom Battles
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (743+ words) As if that were not enough, the toilets outside the entrance offer little relief either....When some of these big ships come in, especially in the summer, you can get three to five thousand tourists...Queues were long, both at…...
Calgary archaeologists share new John Ware homestead findings
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (487+ words) Artifacts from John Ware’s ranch found by archaeologists since the excavation began in 2024....Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer and her team shared what they uncovered during this summer’s excavation at the John..., she said they will need to look into getting more funding,…...
What Can Ancient DNA Tell Us About Lost Populations?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (433+ words) In the right sample, it can reveal relationships that bones alone cannot show: who was related, which...It can also show what ancient DNA cannot do....Damage patterns at the ends of the fragments can help identify genuinely ancient material.......