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

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Lee Bullen Anthropology, Burial Sites, Cemeteries, Century, Citizens, Containing, Crisis, Died, Discover, During, Entrance, Experts, Health, Historic, History, Institute, Killed, Mexican, National, Pandemic, Pavement, Periphery, Remains, Residents, Scientists

Mexican scientists have discovered 17 burial sites containing the remains of citizens who died during a pandemic in the 19th

Europe General News Science

UPDMass Extinction Of Sharks 19 Million Years Ago Reported By Yale University Researchers Never Happened Say Austrian Scientists

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 William McGee According, Austria, Claim, Decline, Decrease, Deep-Ocean, Die-Off, Diversity, Extinction, HEadlines, History, Journal, Massive, Museum, Natural, Prestigious, Reported, Research, Researchers, Science, Scientists, Sharks, University, US, World, Yale

A massive shark die-off 19 million years ago that was reported in the prestigious journal ‘Science’ and hit headlines the

Archaeology General News North America And Caribbean

Gravediggers Discover Body Of Mammoth While Extending Cemetery

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Joseph Golder Ancient, Animal, Anthropology, Body, Burial, Cemetery, Complete, Contained, Died, Discover, Extending, Found, Fragmented Tusk, Gravediggers, Ground, History, Institute, Lakebed, Mammoth, Mexico, National, Parts, Pelvis, Plots, Preparing, Remains, Searching, Shocked, Skull, Tusk, Water

Gravediggers preparing the ground for a new cemetery in Mexico were shocked to discover the plots were already in use

Archaeology General News North America And Caribbean

Mayan Pots Used To Collect Water From Stalactites Found Still In Cave A Thousand Years Later

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Joseph Golder Alerted, Anthropology, Broken, Cave, Chemuyil, Collect, Crushed, Deities, Experts, Found, History, Institute, Intact, Later, Mayan, Mexican, National, Placed, Pots, Pre-Hispanic, Root, Stalactites, Statement, Still, Thousand, Tree, Under, Underworld, Used, Water, Years

Experts have found Mayan pots that were placed under stalactites to collect water in a cave almost a thousand years

Archaeology General News South America

New Species Of Dinosaur With Unique Tail Weapon Resembling Aztec War Weapon Found In Chile

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 William McGee Aztec, Chile, Complete, Conservation, Course, Dinosaur, Discovery, Extraction, Fossil, Found, Foundation, History, Journal, Macuahuitl, Natural, New, Palaeontology, Patagonia, Practical, Researchers, Resembling, Science, Skeleton, Species, Tail, Technician, Unique, War Weapon, Weapon

Researchers have found the near-complete skeleton of a new species of dinosaur with a unique weapon resembling an Aztec ‘macuahuitl’

General News History Russia

Catherine The Greats 1787 Letter Urging Vaccination And Portrait Fetch USD 1.26 Million At Auction

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Joseph Golder Advocating, Against, Artist, Auction, Benefits, Catherine, confirmed, Contemporary, Dmitry Levitsky, Empress, Fetch, Figure, Founder, Greats, Hammer, History, Important, Interest, Letter, London, MacDougall, million, Portrait, Publicity, Russia, Russian Art, Smallpox, Sold, Urging, Vaccination, written

This letter written by Empress Catherine the Great of Russia in 1787 advocating vaccination has been sold for USD 1.26

Archaeology General News North America And Caribbean

Archaeologists Unearth Native Mexican Altar And Pot With Human Remains Marking Fading Old World After Spanish Conquest

December 6, 2021December 5, 2021 Joseph Golder Altar, Ancient, Anthropology, Archaeologists, Built, Civilisation, Complete, confirmed, Conquest, Containing, Discovery, Experts, Fading, History, Human Remains, Inhabitants, Institute, Marking, Mexico, National, Native, People, Possibly, Pot, Ritual, Spanish, Team, Unearth, World

Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed an altar built by native Mexicans and complete with a pot containing human remains that

Animals General News North America And Caribbean

Cute Baby Armadillo Born At US Zoo Is So Small It Can Fit In Palm Of Hand

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Lee Bullen Adorable, Aquarium, Armadillo, Around, Baby, ball, Blanket, Born, Closed, Crawling, Curling Up, Cute, First Steps, Footage, Hand, Healthy, History, Little Pup, Named, Palm, Parents, Scooter, Small, Statement, Tacoma, US Zoo, Vespa, Washington

This cute baby armadillo has been born to first-time parents Vespa and Scooter at a US zoo and as can

Archaeology General News South America

Giant Teeth From Extinct Prehistoric Megalodon Shark Found In Atacama Desert

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Joseph Golder Atacama, Black Market, Chile, Coast, Collections, Desert, Discovery, Expert, Extinct, Fossil, Giant, History, Hunters, Largest, Marine, Megalodon, Natural, Palaeontology, Pillaging, Predator, Prehistoric, Remains, Research, Scientific, Shark, Teeth, Treasure, Vertebrates, Wingspan, World

These giant teeth from an extinct prehistoric megalodon shark have been found in the Atacama desert and a top expert

Environment Europe General News

World Of The Ice Giants: Study Shows How Water Flowed 140 Metres Uphill To Form Planets Biggest Ice Cave

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 Joseph Golder Austria, Biggest, Direction, Eisriesenwelt, Estimated, Flowed, Form, Germany, Giants, History, Ice, Ice Cave, Largest, Market, Metres, Museum, Natural, Planets, Pressure, Research, Shows, Study, University, Uphill, Vienna, Water, World

New research has revealed how water once flowed 140 metres uphill to form the “world’s largest ice cave” in Austria,

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

UPDMass Extinction Of Sharks 19 Million Years Ago Reported By Yale University Researchers Never Happened Say Austrian Scientists

Gravediggers Discover Body Of Mammoth While Extending Cemetery

Mayan Pots Used To Collect Water From Stalactites Found Still In Cave A Thousand Years Later

New Species Of Dinosaur With Unique Tail Weapon Resembling Aztec War Weapon Found In Chile

Catherine The Greats 1787 Letter Urging Vaccination And Portrait Fetch USD 1.26 Million At Auction

Archaeologists Unearth Native Mexican Altar And Pot With Human Remains Marking Fading Old World After Spanish Conquest

Cute Baby Armadillo Born At US Zoo Is So Small It Can Fit In Palm Of Hand

Giant Teeth From Extinct Prehistoric Megalodon Shark Found In Atacama Desert

World Of The Ice Giants: Study Shows How Water Flowed 140 Metres Uphill To Form Planets Biggest Ice Cave

Jane Goodall Brands Monkey Horror Lab Worst Ever Seen

Archaeologists Unearth Roman Chariot With Horse Fossils

Eurovision Flop Ruined My Life Says Singer Who Came 15th

Nazi Tank Buster Pulled From Bottom Of The Black Sea

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