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10 Ancient Drug Epidemics That Erased Entire Civilizations [49:53]
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (60+ words) 10 Ancient Drug Epidemics That Erased Entire Civilizations | 49:53 Health with Henry | 99,530 views | June 29, 2026 If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today: Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA…...
Stonehenge ‘Shaman’ Was Actually a Woman, DNA Reveals
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (753+ words) A prehistoric burial near Stonehenge long known as the “Shaman of Upton Lovell” has been identified as a woman’s, overturning a belief that shaped archaeological interpretation for more than 200 years. Ancient DNA analysis revealed that the individual buried near Stonehenge…...
Archaeologists discover new Golden Horde artifacts in Northern Kazakhstan
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (124+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a major Golden Horde era structure at the site of the Zhantai tract in northern Kazakhstan, Qazinform News Agency reports, citing the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.Researchers and students from Margulan University are…...
Ancient Maya Texts Reveal First Known Astronomer by Name
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (501+ words) Ancient mathematical texts discovered at the Maya city of Xultun in Guatemala have revealed the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time, offering rare evidence of the scholars behind one of the ancient world’s most advanced systems of…...
New evidence of early humans found in Oregon dates back 18,250 years
1+ week ago (271+ words) Named Rimrock Draw, the site - which was thought to have once been an ancient rock shelter - is now believed to date back a staggering 18,250 years. University of Oregon researchers working at the site unearthed two stone tools made from orange…...
Why hasn't the Pantheon's dome collapsed? [13:33]
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (53+ words) The Pantheon remains elusive. Despite its exceptional preservation, its original function is uncertain. And despite centuries of research, there are unanswered questions about how this structure, crowned by the largest unreinforced concrete dome in history, was built. The Purpose of…...
A 13,000-Year-Old Comet Catastrophe May Be Depicted In The World's Oldest Temple At Göbekli Tepe
1+ week, 1+ day ago (541+ words) Göbekli Tepe was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018, and it's not hard to see why. Image credit: Resul Muslu/Shutterstock.com Did a cataclysmic comet impact 13,000 years ago spark the rise of civilization? That's the explosive claim behind…...
The Roman Gold Mine that Ate Mountains [9:09]
1+ week, 1+ day ago (71+ words) This video explores the spectacular remains of the Roman mines at Las Médulas, Spain. The Roman Gold Mine that Ate Mountains | 9:09 toldinstone | 21,693 views | July 10, 2026 If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution…...
Does This 400-Year-Old Renaissance Painting Show An Animal Behavior Only "Discovered" In 2025?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (921+ words) Studying old paintings can give us a surprising glimpse of historic natural history. In 1611, the Flemish painter Jan Brueghel the Elder finished his epic allegorical painting Air. In it, he depicted the Muse of Astronomy, Urania, reclining on a cloud…...
Inside an Egyptian Tomb, Archaeologists Found a 5,000-Year-Old Stone Disk That Looks Strikingly Like a Modern Hubcap
1+ week, 3+ day ago (610+ words) A stone disk recovered from a 5,000-year-old tomb has puzzled archaeologists for generations. Its shape looks surprisingly modern, and the debate over what it was actually made for is far from over. © Credit: Alain Guilleux Found in an ancient Egyptian…...