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A Roman-Era Oracle Stone Turned Goat Knucklebone Throws Into Divine Advice
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Yacumama: The Myth of the Giant Amazon Serpent
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Arte Distribution adopts Children of Prehistory doc
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Science writer Juli Berwald shares wisdom with UMSL students
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Ancient Coins Reveal How Medusa Became a Weapon of Psychological Warfare
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (442+ words) Ancient coins featuring Medusa, a snake-haired figure from Greek mythology, may have served as tools of psychological warfare in the kingdom of Pontus more than 2,000 years ago, according to a new study linking their imagery to a ruler’s struggle against…...
The Call of the Deep: embark on an exploration with the National Maritime Museum's exhibition
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (205+ words) Several themed displays recount these legends. Sirens, sunken worlds beneath the sea, octopuses or sea gods—these motifs recur across cultures worldwide. The Naval Museum also looks to the future, posing several open questions. Environmental changes are reshaping these marine…...
Roman-era oracle found in Turkey offered 56 answers through sheep bone throws
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (516+ words) An inscribed stone found at the ancient city of Kibyra in southwestern Turkey offers a glimpse of Roman-era fortune-telling. Archaeologists unearthed the stone in 2024 inside a chapel. Its Greek text records an oracle based on animal bones, a practice once…...
‘Ancient World Unearthed’ At Discovery Park
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Survive 24 Hours In 9000 BCE And We’ll Tell You Which Crood You Are
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11,000-Year-Old Tools Reveal Early Human Survival Strategy on Tibetan Plateau
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (437+ words) Stone tools left at a camp in southern Tibet about 11,000 years ago are giving scientists new clues about early human survival on the Tibetan Plateau, one of the harshest places people have ever lived. Researchers studied 158 stone artifacts from the…...