Chris Mavflipped into Archaeology and History1 day agoWhy We Can't Get Over the Roman EmpireTIME - By Tom Holland“I worry far more what the judgement on me will be in a 1,000 years time than what the trolls are saying today.” So wrote Cicero, Rome’s most celebrated orator, in 59 BC. Although the comment was made privately to his close friend, Titus Pomponius Atticus, no one would have been surprised to read …
Chris Mavflipped into Archaeology and HistoryNov 18, 2019The Antikythera Mechanism: the ancient Greek computer that mapped the starssciencefocus.com - Alexander JonesBuilt over 2,000 years ago, the Antikythera mechanism calculated the movement of the Sun, Moon and planets using a system of dials and gears. The …
Chris Mavflipped into Archaeology and History2 days agoRecent Archaeological Discoveries That Changed Historyworldatlas.com - Connor BrightonEven though it might not feel like it, our understanding of history is constantly evolving. Things that were once preached as gospel have been …
Chris Mavflipped into Archaeology and History1 day agoThis Prehistoric Scottish Stone Circle Predates The Pyramids (& That's Not Only Reason To Visit)thetravel.com - Aaron SprayThe Calanais Standing Stones is one of the top prehistoric sites in Scotland. This ancient Neolithic site is remote and located on the Isle of Lewis …
Chris Mavflipped into Archaeology and History1 day agoAnimal and human remains found in ancient Saudi Arabian stone structuresjpost.com - By JERUSALEM POST STAFFThe discoveries suggest that people gathered at stone structures to perform rituals, depositing animal horns and skulls, in Saudi Arabia about 7,000 …
Chris Mavflipped into Archaeology and History2 days ago'Dark earth' made by Amazon farmers stores carbon for centuriesnewscientist.com - James DinneenIndigenous farmers in the Amazon cultivate nutrient-rich, carbon-storing soil to grow crops – and archaeological evidence of this “dark earth” …
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