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Microbes Create the Most Toxic Form of Mercury That Accumulates in Fish and Is Then Consumed by Humans
Mercury is a highly toxic chemical element, and although it is dangerous in its elemental form, it becomes especially harmful ...
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A Roman Villa with an Ancient Cereal Mill and Drainage Systems Built with Amphoras, Found in Aquileia
The historic city of Aquileia, located in northeastern Italy, has witnessed an intriguing archaeological discovery near the ...
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The Sanctuary of the Holy Sepulcher was Built over an Ancient Quarry and a Temple from the Era of Emperor Hadrian
On November 7, 2024, the leaders of the three religious communities responsible for the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem—the Greek ...
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The Fame of Gladiators Reached the Remotest Areas of the Roman Empire: A Left-Handed “Secutor” Knife Handle Found at Hadrian’s Wall
Gladiator-shaped knife handle found in Hadrian's Wall Credit: English Heritage In the waters of the river near the Roman town ...
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The Revolution of Time in the Hellenistic World: How Clock Time Spread in the 3rd Century BCE
At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” ...
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The Mass Offering of Children to Tlaloc Coincided with the Great Drought of 1454 in Mexico
In a context marked by water scarcity and collective despair, the mass offering of children sacrificed to the god of rain, ...
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The Spectacular Fort Built by the Italians Atop Mount Chaberton in the Alps is the Highest in Europe
Located at 3,130 meters above sea level at the summit of Mount Chaberton in the Cerces Massif of the French Alps, the ...
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George Anson, the British seafarer who circumnavigated the world to capture the Spanish Acapulco Galleon
The War of Jenkins’ Ear pitted Britain against Spain from 1739 to 1748, leaving three particularly noteworthy episodes in its wake. One was the incident that sparked it, leading the British to name it ...
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White Friday: The Avalanches That Buried Thousands of Soldiers in the Alps in World War I
Many people are eagerly watching the calendar, awaiting the arrival of Black Friday on November to take advantage of tempting deals, even if it means braving the crowds to do so. But, while each year ...
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The Strange Legend of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
Scientific plate made in 1791 for the book by De la Croix and Clayton, collected in Henry Lee's work. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, also called Borametz and ...
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Decline of the Eastern Roman Empire Was Not Caused by Plagues and Climate Change in 6th Century AD, But Rather Experienced a Population Boom
A recent study published in the journal Klio by researchers Haggai Olshanetsky and Lev Cosijns analyzes the true causes of the decline of the Eastern Roman Empire. Traditionally, it has been believed ...