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Underwater archaeologists survey sunken 18th century warships

Archaeologists as surveying the underwater wreckage of as many as ten French warships that sank during the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758. “You are not
Bronze Age Russian boys killed pet dogs to become warriors

Analysis of the remains of 51 slaughtered dogs found in eastern Russia suggest that they were killed as part of an initiation rite for boys
Ancient Minoans genetically related to Europeans

DNA analysis performed on a 4,000-year-old skeleton suggests that the Minoan civilization was founded by the descendants of the first European populations and not from
Ancient wooden boat found in Irish river

A log boat that dates back between 500 and 5,000 years has been found in the Boyne River in Ireland. An ancient log-boat, possibly thousands
2,300-year-old Maya temple destroyed for road fill

Construction crews have demolished a 2,300-year-old Maya temple in Belize to use the stones in a road-building project. “It’s a feeling of incredible disbelief because
Ancient tomb may have been repurposed temple

The Elephants Tomb at the Carmona necropolis in Seville, Spain may have originally been built to serve as a temple of Mithraism. The so-called Elephant’s
Shaft tomb with 28 individuals found in Mexico

A shaft tomb dating back between 1,500 – 2,500 years old has been found in Mexico, complete with the remains of 28 individuals. “At the
Plague bacteria found in Roman-era remains

The bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, has been found in DNA samples taken from the remains of 19 different people who lived in 6th

Underwater archaeologists survey sunken 18th century warships

Published on May 23rd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists as surveying the underwater wreckage of as many as ten French warships that sank during the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758. “You are not seeing a lot of structure above the sea bed,” he said ... Read More →

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Bronze Age Russian boys killed pet dogs to become warriors

Published on May 23rd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Analysis of the remains of 51 slaughtered dogs found in eastern Russia suggest that they were killed as part of an initiation rite for boys looking to become warriors. At first, archaeologists Dorcas Brown and David ... Read More →

Ancient Minoans genetically related to Europeans

Published on May 23rd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

DNA analysis performed on a 4,000-year-old skeleton suggests that the Minoan civilization was founded by the descendants of the first European populations and not from Egyptians as a previous theory proposed. To test that idea, the ... Read More →

Ancient wooden boat found in Irish river

Published on May 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A log boat that dates back between 500 and 5,000 years has been found in the Boyne River in Ireland. An ancient log-boat, possibly thousands of years old, has been discovered partly embedded in the banks ... Read More →

2,300-year-old Maya temple destroyed for road fill

Published on May 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Construction crews have demolished a 2,300-year-old Maya temple in Belize to use the stones in a road-building project. “It’s a feeling of incredible disbelief because of the ignorance and the insensitivity … they were using this ... Read More →

Ancient tomb may have been repurposed temple

Published on May 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The Elephants Tomb at the Carmona necropolis in Seville, Spain may have originally been built to serve as a temple of Mithraism. The so-called Elephant’s Tomb in the Roman necropolis of Carmona (Seville, Spain) was not ... Read More →

Shaft tomb with 28 individuals found in Mexico

Published on May 21st, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A shaft tomb dating back between 1,500 – 2,500 years old has been found in Mexico, complete with the remains of 28 individuals. “At the burial’s center –he added– they discovered a unique shaft tomb; unique, ... Read More →

Plague bacteria found in Roman-era remains

Published on May 21st, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, has been found in DNA samples taken from the remains of 19 different people who lived in 6th century Bavaria. “After such a long time — nearly 1,500 years, ... Read More →