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Broken Skeleton Could Be The First Evidence of Medieval Death by Trebuchet

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (912+ words) Some seven centuries ago, a man in Scotland had a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day indeed....

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sciencealert.com > rare-ancient-treasure-trove-stolen-but-thieves-left-behind-a-piece-of-metal-from-beyond-our-world

Rare Ancient Treasure Trove Stolen – But Thieves Left Behind a Piece of Metal From Beyond Our World

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (633+ words) One of the most special treasure collections in the world has been stolen....

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sciencealert.com > soil-scientists-buried-2000-pairs-of-underwear-to-prove-a-point

Soil Scientists Buried 2,000 Pairs of Underwear to Prove a Point

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (487+ words) They wanted our attention, and now they have it....

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This 17th-Century Aristocrat Had an Ingenious Secret For Keeping Her Teeth

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) In 1988, archaeologists cracked open a lead coffin inside the Château de Laval in northwestern France and found something peculiar....

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sciencealert.com > gruesome-discovery-shows-17th-century-villagers-were-terrified-of-what-lurked-in-grave-75

Gruesome Discovery Shows 17th-Century Villagers Were Terrified of What Lurked in 'Grave 75"

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (425+ words) Polish countryside, 17th century....

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sciencealert.com > an-ancient-shark-graveyard-has-been-found-in-the-egyptian-desert

An Ancient Shark Graveyard Has Been Found in The Egyptian Desert

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (882+ words) The desert sands of Egypt have been dry for thousands of years. As difficult as it is to picture now, however, much of that desert was once submerged beneath a sea that covered much of the northern perimeter of the…...

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sciencealert.com > ancient-humans-may-have-evolved-a-remarkable-trick-to-survive-the-last-ice-age

Ancient Humans May Have Evolved a Remarkable Trick to Survive The Last Ice Age

4+ week, 20+ hour ago   (614+ words) When you think about it, it seems remarkable that humanity is still here....

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sciencealert.com > a-pregnant-teenagers-9000-year-old-burial-was-just-uncovered-in-a-swedish-cave

A Pregnant Teenager's 9,000-Year-Old Burial Was Just Uncovered in a Swedish Cave

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (668+ words) In a hidden cave on a small island off the coast of Sweden, a tragedy has lain buried for thousands of years....

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sciencealert.com > lesson-for-modern-societies-this-4000-year-old-city-defied-the-rules-of-history

'Lesson For Modern Societies': This 4,000-Year-Old City Defied The Rules of History

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (285+ words) There was something notable about Mohenjo-daro, the largest city of the Indus civilization that settled across parts of Pakistan and India between 2600-1900 BCE: it flipped the normal rules of history in one specific way....

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sciencealert.com > infamous-17th-century-shipwreck-reveals-trade-route-secrets-of-the-dutch-east-india-company

Infamous 17th-Century Shipwreck Reveals Trade Route Secrets of The Dutch East India Company

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (327+ words) The wreck of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia, which sank off the coast of Western Australia in 1629, is one of the most infamous in the region's history – primarily because of the massacre and mutiny that took place amongst…...