Read more about the article German And Austrian Palaeontologists Reconstruct Loner Dinosaur That Was Sluggish And Deaf
Life reconstruction of the dinosaur Struthiosaurus austriacus from the Late Cretaceous of Austria. (University of Vienna, Fabrizio De Rossi/Newsflash)

German And Austrian Palaeontologists Reconstruct Loner Dinosaur That Was Sluggish And Deaf

German and Austrian palaeontologists have reconstructed an 80-million-year-old dinosaur that was probably a slow-moving, hard-of-hearing loner. Struthiosaurus austriacus was up to eight metres (26 feet) tall, sluggish, had poor hearing…

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Read more about the article Six Thieves To Face Trial Over 17th Century Rare Treasure Heist Worth Over EUR 100 Million
Breast star of the Polish White Eagle Order stolen from the historic Green Vault in Dresden, Germany, in November 2019. (Police Saxony/Newsflash)

Six Thieves To Face Trial Over 17th Century Rare Treasure Heist Worth Over EUR 100 Million

Six thieves are set to go on trial for stealing rare, 17th-century jewels insured for over EUR 100 million from the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, which boasts the largest…

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Read more about the article Archaeologists Discover Decapitated Horse Next To Its Rider In Elite Merovingian Warrior Cemetery
Knittlingen, 'Im Bergfeld', burial of a decapitated horse. (State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in the Stuttgart Regional Council, F. Damminger/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Discover Decapitated Horse Next To Its Rider In Elite Merovingian Warrior Cemetery

A team of archaeologists has discovered a decapitated horse next to its rider, as well as a trove of jewellery and weapons, in a cemetery where elite Merovingian nobles and…

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Read more about the article Scientists Discover Burial Sites Of Residents Killed In 19th Century Pandemic
They have verified the constant occupation of what is now the Guerrero colony, since the late Postclassic (1250-1521) when it was the seat of Mexican families. (Meliton Tapia, INAH/Newsflash)

Scientists Discover Burial Sites Of Residents Killed In 19th Century Pandemic

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Mexican scientists have discovered 17 burial sites containing the remains of citizens who died during a pandemic in the 19th century. One leading scientist said: “It is striking that this…

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Read more about the article Ornate Ivory Comb And African Bowl Among Objects Found In 6th Century Graves For First Time In North Of Alps
Finds in Deiningen, front of the restored comb from 6th century.

Ornate Ivory Comb And African Bowl Among Objects Found In 6th Century Graves For First Time In North Of Alps

Archaeologists have found valuable objects including an ornate ivory comb with stunning carvings and a bowl from Africa in two sixth-century graves in northern Swabia - the first such find…

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Read more about the article 13th Century Christian Crusaders Who Died Of Brutal Injuries Found Buried In Mass Graves In Lebanon
Crusader mass graves from a 13th-century attack on the port city of Sidon were discovered in Lebanon - picture shows burial 110, showing how the rectangular grave has truncated one of the earlier Iron Age stone post pads.

13th Century Christian Crusaders Who Died Of Brutal Injuries Found Buried In Mass Graves In Lebanon

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The skeletons of 25 soldiers from the 13th-century Crusades have been found in two mass graves with their bones showing marks of numerous brutal injuries inflicted by swords, arrows and…

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Read more about the article Boy Discovers 16th Century Sword Used In The Thirty Years’ War And Hands It Over To Museum
Ilyas (12) with the sword from the 16th century he found in a forest near Ederheim.

Boy Discovers 16th Century Sword Used In The Thirty Years’ War And Hands It Over To Museum

A schoolboy from Germany has discovered a 400-year-old sword in a forest which officials say was used in the Thirty Years' War between Catholic and Protestant states. The finder, identified…

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Read more about the article Bishop Stops Ringing Bell Of Church Perched On Cliff Edge In Case It Falls Over
The church of San Martino where the bishop of Belluno, Renato Marangoni, has decided to stop the use of the bells for the fear that the vibrations could compromise the measures to save the building.

Bishop Stops Ringing Bell Of Church Perched On Cliff Edge In Case It Falls Over

The bishop of this beautiful 18th-Century church in Italy has stopped ringing its bells over fears that that could send it toppling over the edge of the cliff. The San…

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Read more about the article Never Seen Van Gogh Painting To Go On Auction After 100 Years In Private Collection
The painting 'Scene de rue a Montmartre' by Vincent van Gogh, which he painted while living in Paris, exhibited in Zuid in Amsterdam

Never Seen Van Gogh Painting To Go On Auction After 100 Years In Private Collection

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This unseen Vincent van Gogh painting is being exhibited for the first time ever after gathering dust in a private collection for over a century and will soon go on…

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