archaeology
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Shipwreck Scavengers Reportedly Dumped Remains Of WWII Sailors In Mass Grave
Remember those World War II shipwrecks that mysteriously vanished from the bottom of the Java Sea? When they were found to be missing in 2016, it was heavily suspected that illegal salvagers exploded the ships and then looted them for metal. According to new reports, those metal scavengers also brought up the remains of Dutch…
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Discovery Of Unknown Ancient Population Changes Our Understanding Of How North America Was Settled
She died 11,500 years ago at the tender age of six weeks in what is now the interior of Alaska. Dubbed “Sunrise Girl-child” by the local indigenous people, the remains of the Ice Age infant – uncovered at an archaeological dig in 2013 – contained traces of DNA, allowing scientists to perform a full genomic…
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Morbid Experiment Proves This Neolithic Weapon Was An Effective Skull Crusher
Humans have been killing other humans since the dawn of the species, but owing to the poor archaeological record, it’s unclear what sort of weapons our ancestors used to brutalise one another. Using models of human skulls and a replica of a weapon dating back thousands of years, researchers have shown that a bat-like club…
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Secret Time Capsule Found Inside Jesus’ Butt
While preserving an 18th century wooden statue of Jesus, a team of Spanish restorers was surprised to discover a time capsule hidden within the hollowed-out arse portion of the carving. Written by a Catholic chaplain, the detailed document contains economic, political and cultural information about the time period.