Black Death Only Spread Because Man Was Too Close To Rats, Says Oxford Study
The Black Death was only possible because human civilisation had become advanced enough to allow rats to survive and flourish,
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Egypt Finds Temple Dedicated To King Of The Gods
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient temple to Zeus – the god of the sky in ancient Greek
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Earliest Record Of Aurora Borealis Found In 10th BC Annals That Showed Back Then It Was Visible In Central China
The oldest recorded mention of the aurora borealis has been found in ancient Chinese text referring to the phenomenon that
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Treasure Trove Of 1,200 Ancient Roman Coins Found By Amateur Archaeologist May Have Been Sacrifice To The Gods
An amateur archaeologist has found this huge treasure trove of over 1,200 priceless, ancient Roman coins dating back to the
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2,000 Year Old Device Found On Seabed Could Have Been Designed By Archimedes Says Brit UCL Expert
A mysterious mechanical device made more than 2,000 years ago to track the movements of heavenly bodies that was so
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Scientists Solve Mystery Of Warlike Ancient Tribe
Scientists have solved a 1,400-year-old mystery concerning the genetic background of the Avar civilisation by evaluating DNA samples of over
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Mammoth Fossils From Ancient Slaughterhouse Go On Show
An Austrian museum will exhibit unique fossils of mammoths, woolly rhinos and cave lions from the last ice age found
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Farmer Finds Ancient Gold Jewellery While Planting Crops
A farmer in Turkey has found this ancient golden bracelet dating back 3,300 years to the Hittite civilisation while ploughing
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Mystery Over Stolen Egyptian Sarcophagus Made Of Gold And Sold To Metropolitan Museum Of Art In NYC Solved In Hamburg
The mystery surrounding a stolen ancient golden Egyptian sarcophagus that was sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
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Archaeologists Discover Well Preserved Storage Silos In Ancient Egyptian Town
Austrian archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old administrative centre with over 30 storage facilities that ancient Egyptians used to stock grain.
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