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It seems as though Europeans love good old-fashioned fights - food fights that is. First there is Spain's La Tomatina, where brave souls pelt each other with tomatoes and now it...Over 9 years agokfleer added a news bookmark.
While today salt is a cheap commodity, such was not the case in the Middle Ages, when refrigerators were not yet invented and the only way to preserve food was by packing it in ...Over 9 years agokfleer added a news bookmark.
While preserving or mummifying the dead is normally associated with the ancient Egyptians, it seems to have been a ritual followed by many other cultures too. Earlier this month...Over 9 years agokfleer added a news bookmark.
In the past, archeological artifacts have been discovered either through big digs based on earlier finds or accidentally - during a road or building construction project. Now, s...Over 9 years agokfleer added a news bookmark.
Paleontologists recently unveiled what they believe is the world's oldest closed-toe shoe. The specimen is so perfectly preserved, that it was initially believed to be only 600-...Over 9 years agokfleer added a news bookmark.
Wiltshire resident David Crisp was doing what he loved best - Walking around the English countryside with his metal detector looking for treasure - What he found has not only ma...Over 9 years agokfleer added a news bookmark.
British Geologist Matthew Kennet and his colleagues struck gold earlier this month, when they found a found a series of footprints that date back over 1.5 million years - and gu...Over 9 years agokfleer added a news bookmark.
Archeologists in Western Europe recently unveiled, what they believe is a 14,000 year old pre-historic hunting map. Etched on a stone, the map was discovered inside a cave in N...Over 9 years agokfleer added a news bookmark.
Earlier this week, archeologists discovered a 4,300 year-old pyramid that they believe was the tomb of Queen Sesheshet, the mother of Pharaoh Teti, the founder of ancient Egypt'...Over 9 years agokfleer added a news bookmark.
An ancient city believed to have been inhabited by the Chacahpoya (Cloud People), was recently discovered, amidst the dense Amazon forests. The 12-mile area, estimated to be 1,...Over 9 years ago