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Utagawa Hiroshige's Sailing Boats at Arai (Public Domain) — 24 Feb 2023

Did Ancient Japanese Fishermen Reach South America 5,000-Years-Ago?

By ashley cowie

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The notion that pre-Columbian cultures from Europe, Africa, or Asia sailed across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to discover America, is a popular theory backed by numerous books and television documentaries. While most of these claims seem...
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Utagawa Hiroshige's Sailing Boats at Arai (Public Domain) — 24 Feb 2023

Did Ancient Japanese Fishermen Reach South America 5,000-Years-Ago?

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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The notion that pre-Columbian cultures from Europe, Africa, or Asia sailed across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to discover America, is a popular theory backed by numerous books and television documentaries. While most of these claims seem...
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Newport Castle with ships by J. M. W. Turner (1796) (Public Domain) — 20 Feb 2023

The Newport Medieval Trading Ship Revival

By Rebecca Batley

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One of the most remarkable maritime archaeological discoveries of the 21st century was the discovery of the ghostly timbers of a medieval ship, embedded in the mud, when renovations of an arts centre were carried out in the Welsh town of Newport,...
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Newport Castle with ships by J. M. W. Turner (1796) (Public Domain) — 20 Feb 2023

The Newport Medieval Trading Ship Revival

By Rebecca Batley

Archaeology & Science

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One of the most remarkable maritime archaeological discoveries of the 21st century was the discovery of the ghostly timbers of a medieval ship, embedded in the mud, when renovations of an arts centre were carried out in the Welsh town of Newport,...
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Repton, The British Valhalla To The Great Viking Heathen Army And Ivar The Boneless? — 17 Feb 2023

Repton, The British Valhalla To The Great Viking Heathen Army And Ivar The Boneless?

By Rebecca Batley

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Was Ivar the Boneless, son of Ragnar Lothbrock, buried at Repton in Derbyshire county, England? At first glance the small village of Repton, with its gentle village green does not seem at all remarkable, but over the past 50 years archaeology has...
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Repton, The British Valhalla To The Great Viking Heathen Army And Ivar The Boneless? — 17 Feb 2023

Repton, The British Valhalla To The Great Viking Heathen Army And Ivar The Boneless?

By Rebecca Batley

Archaeology & Science

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Was Ivar the Boneless, son of Ragnar Lothbrock, buried at Repton in Derbyshire county, England? At first glance the small village of Repton, with its gentle village green does not seem at all remarkable, but over the past 50 years archaeology has...
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Photoshopped image of what twin obelisks at the entrance to the Luxor Temple would have looked like. (Image © Donald B Carroll) — 06 Feb 2023

Egyptian Obelisks Unplugged: The Lost Chord Divine

By dbcarroll526

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The magic of ancient Egypt, with its megalithic monuments and the mysteries they symbolize, still mesmerizes millions of people 2,500 years after its decline as an ancient cradle of civilization. Egyptologists today reckon that approximately 70...
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Photoshopped image of what twin obelisks at the entrance to the Luxor Temple would have looked like. (Image © Donald B Carroll) — 06 Feb 2023

Egyptian Obelisks Unplugged: The Lost Chord Divine

By dbcarroll526

Archaeology & Science

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The magic of ancient Egypt, with its megalithic monuments and the mysteries they symbolize, still mesmerizes millions of people 2,500 years after its decline as an ancient cradle of civilization. Egyptologists today reckon that approximately 70...
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Temple of Winds in the ancient Agora, in Plaka district in Athens (vaios karalaios/ Adobe Stock) — 03 Feb 2023

The Greek And Roman Agoras In Athens

By micki pistorius

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The word ‘Agora’ in ancient Greek means ‘market’ but the agora in a city-state or polis was much more than just a commercial hub, it was also the socio-political center, the verus locus social media platform where politicians and...
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Temple of Winds in the ancient Agora, in Plaka district in Athens (vaios karalaios/ Adobe Stock) — 03 Feb 2023

The Greek And Roman Agoras In Athens

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The word ‘Agora’ in ancient Greek means ‘market’ but the agora in a city-state or polis was much more than just a commercial hub, it was also the socio-political center, the verus locus social media platform where politicians and...
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