Barbara Galvin17 hours ago'Spanish Stonehenge' emerges from drought-hit dam - NewsBreaknewsbreak.com - ReutersCACERES, Spain, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A brutal summer has caused havoc for many in rural Spain, but one unexpected side-effect of the country's worst drought in decades has delighted archaeologists - the emergence of a prehistoric stone circle in a dam whose waterline has receded.
Barbara Galvin2 days agoThe mystery ancient toys puzzling archaeologistsverified_publisherBBC Future - Amanda RuggeriOver the two decades that archaeologist Gus Van Beek excavated Tell Jemmeh, an Assyrian settlement inhabited from around 3,800 to 2,200 years ago, he recovered so many objects, it took the Smithsonian 40 years to catalogue them all. There were coins. Scarabs. Amulets. And an amount of pottery so …
Barbara Galvin3 days agoHow Napoleon’s death in exile became a controversial mysteryPBS NewsHour - Dr. Howard MarkelWhen I noticed that Aug. 15 is Napoleon’s 253rd birthday, I recalled a dinner I had several years ago with an elderly surgeon. He had amassed a …
Barbara Galvin2 days agoAn Air Force captain with top secret security clearance vanished. He resurfaced 35 years latertaskandpurpose.com - David RozaBarry O’Beirne’s neighbors and co-workers in northern California knew him as a quiet man who always wore a San Francisco Giants baseball cap, used …
Barbara Galvin2 days agoWhy Aristotle Hated Athenian Democracythecollector.com - Trevor LeeDemocracy is regarded as one of the lasting legacies of ancient Athens. From Roman senators to American senators, recognition and praise for the …
Barbara Galvin3 days agoWhat was the Marshall Plan?historyextra.com - Emma MasonIn 1947, the US pledged billions of dollars to help rebuild war-torn Europe with the Marshall Plan. But the Soviets sensed an ulterior motive... Subs …