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The Bar Kokhba Revolt Against the Romans in 131 CE Was Initially Led by Jewish-Origin Legionaries
A recent study led by Haggai Olshanetsky, a researcher at the University of Warsaw, has changed the historical perception of the Bar Kokhba Revolt or Second Jewish Revolt (sometimes also called the ...
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A Shipwreck from the 6th Century BC, Stone and Iron Anchors, Found Off the Southern Coast of Sicily
Archaeologists examine 6th century B.C. wreck found in Sicily. Credit: Soprintendenza del Mare / University of Udine A highly significant archaeological discovery has come to light in the waters of ...
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Jeannette Rankin, the First Woman Elected to the U.S. Congress, Voted Against Entering Both World Wars
The National Statuary Hall is a semicircular room in the U.S. Capitol originally built to host sessions of the House of Representatives (the lower chamber of Congress) but repurposed in 1864 to house ...
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Roman Soldier Flaccus’ Tomb Discovered in the Netherlands, Dating to the Late 1st Century BCE
Archaeologists discover tomb of Roman legionary Flaccus in the Netherlands. Credit: Gemeente Heerlen In late November 2024, during archaeological investigations conducted in Heerlen (Netherlands), an ...
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The Extraction of Mazarrón II, the Phoenician Ship That Lay Underwater Off the Coast in Southeastern Spain, Is Complete
Mazarrón II, a Phoenician shipwreck found off the coast of Murcia in southeastern Spain, represents a true treasure for maritime archaeology as the most complete ancient vessel discovered in the ...
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Statue Possibly Representing Cleopatra VII and Numerous Coins Featuring Her Effigy Found at the Temple of Taposiris Magna, West of Alexandria
Objects found in the temple of Taposiris Magna, including coins and the head of the statue possibly representing Cleopatra VII. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt The ...
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Quantum particles observed for the first time to have mass only when moving in one direction
The quasiparticle, called a semi-Dirac fermion, was first theorized 16 years ago, but was only recently spotted inside a crystal of semi-metal material called ZrSiS Credit: Yinming Shao / Penn State ...
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A heroon with intact tombs filled with luxurious jewels and lions sculpted in Pentelic marble, found in the ancient Greek city of Ripes in Achaea
View of the uncovered heroon and excavations at the ancient Greek city of Ripes. Credit: Ministry of Culture of Greece At the beginning of October, the systematic archaeological excavation season ...
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14 Kilograms of Roman Chainmail Found Near the Fortress of Bonn in Germany Were Used to Repair Damaged Armor
Near the site of the ancient Roman legionary fortress in Bonn, Germany, archaeologists uncovered a 14-kilogram cache of chainmail, dated to the 2nd–3rd centuries AD. The remnants of the armor were ...
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The First Internal Rebellion of the Eastern Roman Empire Happened Because a Goth Was Not Received with Proper Ceremony in Constantinople
The facts were narrated in the disappeared column of Arcadius, of which only the base remains. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In the early 4th century AD, the newborn Eastern Roman Empire ...
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Neolithic Rondel Found in Poland Reveals These Ceremonial Centers May Have Been Managed by Organizations Similar to Secret Societies 7,000 Years Ago
The rondel at Nowe Objezierze. The diches were only opened during ceremonies and then backfilled. Observations concerning the functioning of the ditches directly support their intentional backfilling ...
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Structures Found in Iraq Reveal the Deliberate Collapse of One of the First Centralized Governments Over 5,000 Years Ago
A pillar structure uncovered in Shakhi Kora, Iraq. Credit: C. Glatz et al. At the archaeological site of Shakhi Kora, located in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, excavations have provided new insights into ...