Historians knew that the Romans maintained a strong presence in what is now Germany during the peak of their empire, but a new find seems to prove that their level of establishment in the region was a lot higher than first though. At the bottom of a well in the renowned archaeological site Waldgirmes – an ancie... |
28 August 2009
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Ancient Greeks were among the first people to have traded their nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle for the sedentary farming ways about eight millennia ago. During the prehistoric times, which lasted until about 4,000 years ago, they constantly developed, as manufacture and trade reached unparalleled greatness in thei... |
12 December 2008
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More than a century ago, some sponge divers were caught in a storm and took refuge on the Antikythera islet. When the storm passed, they dived again, but instead of sponges, they found the remains of an ancient shipwreck, which held, among other things, an unappealing mechanism that sparked no interest until modern t... |
11 December 2008
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A team of Bulgarian archaeologists has recently discovered an entire wooden chariot, sheathed with bronze platings, inside an old Thracian tomb. The ancient vehicle is thought to be about 1,800-year-old and it was found in a southeastern region of the country, close to the village of Karanovo. Alongside the chariot, ... |
22 November 2008
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Cameron Diaz is definitely one of America's favorite (superstar) sweethearts. Her charming, good-natured smile and bubbly personality have made this lovable actress a permanent favorite with audiences and magazine editors alike. However, given that we usually see Cameron posing as the sweet girl next door in the... |
7 May 2008
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Those Vikings were like working bees. A Viking treasure made of 472 ancient silver coins was found near Sweden's main international airport, Arlanda, Stockholm, last week, showing that Vikings used foreign currency much earlier than previously believed. The 1,150-year-old treasure comprises mainly Arabic coins a... |
11 April 2008
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Iron production was the most sophisticated form of metalworking for ancient civilizations. The complicated technology of the iron ore reduction has its roots in ancient Anatolia (today Turkey) in the Hittite and Mitanni kingdoms, 4,000 years ago. There is evidence that in northern India, it appeared 3,800 years ago. ... |
9 March 2007
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The crockery was the first technological process through which people handled high temperatures and complicate chemical reactions of oxidation and reduction. 8,000 years ago, European populations were using malachite (a copper oxide) to get colorants. Perhaps ancient people noticed the transformations suffered by thi... |
8 March 2007
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