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Pompeii DNA Study Reveals Surprising Ancestry and Uncovers New Insights on Family and Gender Assumptions
Recent DNA findings from Pompeii reveal complex ancestry and social diversity, challenging earlier assumptions about family structures and cultural roles in the ancient city. Analysing skeletal remains has shown that some groups presumed to be family members were not biologically related, while traditional gender roles were also re-evaluated. This ...
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Over 1,400 Mummies Found In Hidden "City Of The Dead" In Egypt
The city of Aswan was established more than 4,500 years ago and played a crucial role in trade, quarrying and even acted as a military zone.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic To Make Big Screen Debut As "Antivirus" In Next Asterix Film
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play a Roman called Caius Antivirus in "Asterix and Obelix: the Middle Empire", the fifth film in the live action series.
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Google Doodle Celebrates Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's 372nd Birthday
Google today celebrates the 372nd birthday of German philosopher and mathematician's Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz with a doodle. He was born on July 1, 1646, Leipzig, then Roman Empire (now in Saxony, Germany).
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Global Catholic Network Founder Mother Angelica Dies At 92
Mother Mary Angelica, a folksy Roman Catholic nun who used a monastery garage to begin a television ministry that grew into a global religious media empire, has died. She was 92.
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How Roman Toilets (And Fish Sauce) May Have Helped Spread Parasites Across Europe
When the Roman Empire spread across Europe 2,000 years ago, it brought some of the first real sanitation efforts with it.
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In Search of Muziris: India's Biggest Archaeological Dig
Tucked away in the tiny bylanes of Kerala's Kodungallur town, it's easy to miss one of India's biggest archaeological findings.
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Recovered from Hyderabad ruins, a veritable treasure of gold
Gold ornaments, silver jewellery and artefacts, coins from the time of Shahjahan, Akbar and even the Roman Empire - all this was recovered from an old house being demolished in Doodhbowli area of Hyderabad's Old City.
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Pompeii DNA Study Reveals Surprising Ancestry and Uncovers New Insights on Family and Gender Assumptions
Recent DNA findings from Pompeii reveal complex ancestry and social diversity, challenging earlier assumptions about family structures and cultural roles in the ancient city. Analysing skeletal remains has shown that some groups presumed to be family members were not biologically related, while traditional gender roles were also re-evaluated. This ...
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Over 1,400 Mummies Found In Hidden "City Of The Dead" In Egypt
The city of Aswan was established more than 4,500 years ago and played a crucial role in trade, quarrying and even acted as a military zone.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic To Make Big Screen Debut As "Antivirus" In Next Asterix Film
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play a Roman called Caius Antivirus in "Asterix and Obelix: the Middle Empire", the fifth film in the live action series.
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Google Doodle Celebrates Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's 372nd Birthday
Google today celebrates the 372nd birthday of German philosopher and mathematician's Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz with a doodle. He was born on July 1, 1646, Leipzig, then Roman Empire (now in Saxony, Germany).
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Global Catholic Network Founder Mother Angelica Dies At 92
Mother Mary Angelica, a folksy Roman Catholic nun who used a monastery garage to begin a television ministry that grew into a global religious media empire, has died. She was 92.
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How Roman Toilets (And Fish Sauce) May Have Helped Spread Parasites Across Europe
When the Roman Empire spread across Europe 2,000 years ago, it brought some of the first real sanitation efforts with it.
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In Search of Muziris: India's Biggest Archaeological Dig
Tucked away in the tiny bylanes of Kerala's Kodungallur town, it's easy to miss one of India's biggest archaeological findings.
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Recovered from Hyderabad ruins, a veritable treasure of gold
Gold ornaments, silver jewellery and artefacts, coins from the time of Shahjahan, Akbar and even the Roman Empire - all this was recovered from an old house being demolished in Doodhbowli area of Hyderabad's Old City.
