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Archaeological evidence places the origin of cavalry in the Aramean and Luwian states of the Iron Age, half a century before the Assyrians

For centuries, the image of the powerful Assyrian army with its war chariots and horsemen has dominated our understanding of ...
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Merci Train, the Train Loaded with Gifts that France Sent to the United States after World War II

As the saying goes, a grateful heart is a noble one, and in 1949 Europe decided to put that into practice with the United ...
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The Discovery That Solves a 600-Million-Year-Old Enigma: When Earth’s Magnetic Field Wobbled Out of Control

During the Ediacaran period, approximately between 630 and 540 million years ago, Earth has remained a persistent and ...
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Monumental Ritual Structure from the Beginnings of Mesopotamian Civilization Linked to Uruk Discovered in Northeastern Iraq

A monumental structure, whose foundations date back to the dawn of urbanization in the Fertile Crescent, has been unearthed at the Kani Shaie site in the Kurdistan region of northeastern Iraq (in the ...
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Ardipithecus: Evidence Supports the Hypothesis That Humans Evolved from This Ape-Like African Ancestor

A meticulous study of the ankle joint of this 4.4-million-year-old ancestor positions this species as a crucial link, bearing both primitive traits for climbing and early adaptations for upright ...
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Sargasso Sea, the Windless Sea Surrounded by Algae That Is the Only One in the World Not to Wash the Coast of Any Country

That day, the Nautilus crossed a singular zone of the Atlantic Ocean. Everyone knows about the existence of that great warm water current known as the Gulf Stream, which, after leaving the Florida ...
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Guillermo Carvajal

Although from time to time news appears in the media about shipwrecks that may be more than 4,000 years old, for now the oldest confirmed and dated shipwreck ever found is the Dokos wreck, which dates ...
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Salting the Earth: The Ancient Curse of Doomed Cities That Might Be a Myth

Salt has been with humankind almost since the beginning of time. Its usefulness as a seasoning and preservative extends to other historical applications, both therapeutic and ritual, so it is not surp ...
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A “Necklace” of Iron Age Gold Rings Found in Romania May Have Been a Form of Cash

A small treasure composed of four gold rings, delicately decorated with incisions and probably forming a necklace or a prestige ornament, has been documented by Romanian researchers. The find, made by ...
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Strange underground chamber discovered on a Scottish hill in an Iron Age fort that flourished and vanished before the arrival of Rome

The construction of a new road near Perth in Scotland has unearthed the remains of a fortified Iron Age settlement that, after several centuries of occupation, was mysteriously abandoned on the eve of ...
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The Marble Thrones Found in the Macedonian Royal Tombs of Vergina Are a Symbol of Alexander’s Invisible Presence

At the archaeological site of Vergina, the ancient Aigai and first capital of Macedonia, archaeologists unearthed several ...
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Roman Workshop for Carriage and Horseshoe Repair Discovered at an Ancient Posting Station on the Via Claudia Augusta in Northern Italy

Under the direction of the Office of Archaeological Heritage of the Provincial Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, ...