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The Spectacular Fort Built by the Italians Atop Mount Chaberton in the Alps is the Highest in Europe
Located at 3,130 meters above sea level at the summit of Mount Chaberton in the Cerces Massif of the French Alps, the ...
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The Revolution of Time in the Hellenistic World: How Clock Time Spread in the 3rd Century BCE
At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” ...
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The Mass Offering of Children to Tlaloc Coincided with the Great Drought of 1454 in Mexico
In a context marked by water scarcity and collective despair, the mass offering of children sacrificed to the god of rain, ...
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The Laws of Gravity Could Be Different on a Cosmic Scale, Potentially Explaining the Mystery of the Universe’s Accelerated Expansion
The mystery of the universe’s accelerated expansion remains one of the great enigmas of modern physics. Twenty-five years ago ...
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Archaeologists thought they found a Roman tomb in Belgium, but only the skull actually was, the bones were Neolithic
Inhumation grave 26, shown in the original field photograph (left), with bones in anatomical articulation lying on their right side with flexed legs, and with colour added to the bones that were ...
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Battle of the Alps: The Failed Italian Attempt to Invade Southern France in 1940
At midnight on June 11, 1940, Italy declared war on France. This was something that had been anticipated for some time, despite a certain level of German discontent (Hitler saw the transalpine country ...
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The Zanj Rebellion, when slaves and Bedouins rose against the Abbasid Caliphate
The characteristic minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, the city where the Zanj Rebellion broke out. Credit: Taisir Mahdi / Wikimedia Commons Specifically, Arab traders settled in the region, ...
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A scientific explanation for the biblical miracles of the “miraculous catch” and the multiplication of fish: researchers suggest a natural event
A team of Israeli and Australian researchers has presented a study that offers a possible scientific explanation for the biblical miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and other ...
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The Collapse of the Ming Dynasty Began with a Megadrought, Revealed by Tree Rings
Climate change has played a crucial role in shaping societies throughout history. Recently, a study led by Chinese researchers has shown how these climatic changes may have significantly influenced ...
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An Ancient and Enigmatic Community with 12 Underground Buildings Discovered Near a Medieval Fortress in Germany
Since May 2024, the State Office for Monument Conservation and Archaeology (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, has been conducting archaeological excavations at the Hermes Fulfilment GmbH distribution ...
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How ancient cylinder seals gave rise to writing in Mesopotamia discovered
Researchers from the University of Bologna have unveiled how ancient cylinder seals played a key role in the development of writing in ancient Mesopotamia, marking a significant breakthrough in ...
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The 4 Times the United States Tried to Acquire Greenland from Denmark
In the summer of 2019, the temperature rose a few degrees in Greenland, but it wasn’t solely due to climate change; rather, it was because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea to buy the region. This ...