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Historical ages, empires and rulers.
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Historical ages, empires and rulers.
Related twines: Middle Ages, Dinosaurs, Roman Empire, Greek Empire, Byzantine Empire, Phoenician Empire, Castles, Egypt, Iron Age, Christian History, Languages and Anthropology, Colonialism, Maps, Monasteries, Shipwrecks, Treasure, Viking.
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The History Blog » Blog Archive » Diplomat tries to leave Iran with 6 tons of antiqutiesHe actually had the gonads to describe them as “personal effects” in his customs declaration, banking on his diplomatic immunity to ship them out of the country without setting off alarms. Unfortunately for Argentinean embassy functionary Sebastian Zavalla, security noticed discrepancies between ...
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Findings - A Case in Antiquities for ‘Finders Keepers’ - NYTimes.comA Case in Antiquities for ‘Finders Keepers’ Zahi Hawass regards the Rosetta Stone, like so much else, as stolen property languishing in exile. “We own that stone,” he told Al Jazeera , speaking as the secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. The British Museum does not ...
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New Data Shed Light on Large-Animal Extinction - NYTimes.comNew Data Shed Light on Large-Animal Extinction Whenever modern humans reached a new continent in the expansion from their African homeland 50,000 years ago, whether Australia, Europe or the Americas, all the large fauna quickly disappeared. This circumstantial evidence from the fossil ...
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Researcher: Text proves Shroud of Turin real | CapeCodOnline.comResearcher: Text proves Shroud of Turin real A A ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME - A Vatican researcher claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. The claim made in a new book by historian Barbara Frale drew ...
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WreckedLast week, the New York Post reported that “a charred bottle of beer that survived the explosion of the Hindenburg will be auctioned off this month for an estimated $7,500.” The single bottle of Löwenbräu was recovered from the airship disaster by a New Jersey fireman. Much of its original ...
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11The History Blog » Blog Archive » Diplomat tries to leave Iran with 6 tons of antiqutiesWonder how much he took out on previous trips?!Murray Peat added 35 hours ago
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11Dracula’s Cellar Found | Astigan.comOh oh. That will surely inspire a new movie or two.Murray Peat added 6 weeks ago
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11A Third of Dinosaur Species Never Existed?That's interesting. A big re-write maybe.Murray Peat added 6 weeks ago
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11Brendan the Voyager Discovers the New World 900 Years Before Christopher Columbus?Yep, saw Brendan's boat (model of) in Ireland in 1988.Murray Peat added 6 weeks ago
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11TYWKIWDBI: An unexpected treasure in the Namibian sandsNice. Wish I was still collecting coins.Murray Peat added 7 weeks ago
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