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New Medieval Remains Found at Westminster Abbey

Post author By David.DeMar
Post date September 26, 2015
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Westminster Abbey at Night

Tags 1066, henry iii, Medieval, Remains, westminster abbey

Investigators Re-Examine Murders of Last Tsar and Wife

Post author By David.DeMar
Post date September 26, 2015
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Photos taken by A. Bajetti of the last rulers of Russia - Empress Alexandra and Tsar Nicholas II taken from the Illustrierte Zeitung (2)

Tags Bolshevik Revolution, DNA testing, Romanov, Tsar Nicholas II

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Mistress Saves Bolivar From Assassination

Post author By Daryl.Worthington
Post date September 24, 2015
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Stamp of Ecuador

Tags arsenic, Assassination, Auwaerter, el libertador, saenz, Simon bolivar, South America, Venezuela

Beheading in New World Much Older Than Thought

Post author By Irina.Slav
Post date September 24, 2015
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Human Skull

“The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil)” Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user: Archaeodontosaurus]]>

Tags Brazil, Burial, decapitation, funerary practices, New World, ritual, South America

Ice Age Humans Hunted Salmon for Food

Post author By David.DeMar
Post date September 24, 2015
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Alaska Salmon jumping out of water

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Tags Alaska, ice age humans, salmon, Upward Sun River

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Jupiter Hammon Delivers Landmark Speech on Slavery

Post author By Daryl.Worthington
Post date September 23, 2015
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Slavery in the 13 Colonies (2)

Tags Abolition, equality, jupiter hammon, Slavery, speech, war of independence

2,400-Year-Old Tomb Unearthed in Pompeii

Post author By Irina.Slav
Post date September 23, 2015
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Pompeii

Tags Pompeii, Roman, Samnites, Tomb, vesuvius

4 Million Year Old Whale Remains Found in California

Post author By David.DeMar
Post date September 23, 2015
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Whale Skeleton

Tags baleen whale, California, mysticete, Remains, Whale, whale fossil

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First Roman Emperor is Born

Post author By Daryl.Worthington
Post date September 22, 2015
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Bust of Augustus Caesar

Tags augustus caesar, julius caesar, mark antony, Rome

Tomb of the Maccabees Found, Maybe

Post author By Irina.Slav
Post date September 22, 2015
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painting of the Maccabees rebellion by Wojciech Stattler

Tags Bible, Christianity, Israel, Judea, Maccabees, Rebellion, Tomb