Archaeology

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Man knocked down wall in his house to find underground city that once had 20,000 people living there

A man found an underground city where 20,000 people used to live in his basement while looking for his disappearing chickens.

www.unilad.com

 

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https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155701113/mary-queen-of-scots-ciphers-prison-letters

 

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Rare whiskey could be salvaged from 170-year-old shipwreck

The Westmoreland, which sank to the bottom of Lake Michigan in 1854, could contain more than US$20 million worth of gold and rare whiskey.

www.thedrinksbusiness.com

 

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Peru’s Lost Temple - Archaeology Magazine

www.archaeology.org

Escaping the Mongols: A Survivor's Account from the 13th century

In the year 1241, a Mongol army invaded eastern Europe, ravaging Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Romania.

www.medievalists.net

 

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https://www.npr.org/2023/02/19/1158172361/uss-albacore-missing-world-war-ii-submarine-found-japan

 

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Searchers locate two of three shipwrecks from 1914 Lake Superior tragedy

Three ships from a giant lumber company’s fleet foundered in a Lake Superior storm in 1914, with the loss of all 28 crew members. Now, more than a century after the tragedy, searchers have found two of the three vessels.

www.mprnews.org

 

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It had to start somewhere.

Pompeii archaeologists discover 'pizza' painting

Experts say the flatbread depicted in the 2,000 year-old fresco may be a precursor to the Italian dish.

www.bbc.com

It got better over time.

 

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https://www.cnn.com/style/article/marble-head-rome-scli-intl/index.html

 

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https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1191071151/maya-city-ocomtun-lasers

How scientists lasered in on a 'monumental' Maya city — with actual lasers​

 

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View: https://www.npr.org/2023/09/01/1191263572/turkey-archaeology-zerzevan-castle-discoveries

 

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https://www.npr.org/2023/09/04/1197480909/shipwreck-trinidad-found-lake-michigan-wisconsin

Shipwreck hunters discover a schooner's 142-year-old remains in Lake Michigan​

 

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https://www.npr.org/2023/09/06/1198032134/archeologists-norway-arrow-stoneage-4000-years-old

Archeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for 4,000 years​