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Princess Anne makes three-day Greek visit commemorate Battle of Crete
19+ hour, 22+ min ago (929+ words) By RUTH STAINER, REPORTER Princess Anne showcased her diplomatic dressing during a poignant three-day visit to Greece'over the weekend to commemorate 85 years since the Battle of Crete. The Princess Royal, 75, was a vision in blue and white on Friday as…...
Stonehenge mystery solved: Rocks transported as part of a competition
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (1466+ words) Stonehenge's famous sarsen stones may have been transported there as part of a Neolithic race, according to an expert. Win Scutt, curator of properties at Stonehenge, said there may have been an element of competition in lugging the 30tonne stones from…...
Secrets of the Great Pyramid: Scientists uncover hidden structures
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (994+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered one of the Great Pyramid's secrets " revealing how the ancient tomb has managed to withstand earthquakes for 4, 600 years. Earthquakes of this size are capable of causing significant damage to buildings within 155 miles (250km) of their epicentre. However the…...
Tourists stunned as 2, 000-year-old Roman marble head found in Alicante
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (549+ words) By JOWENA RILEY, TRAVEL WRITER and RITA SOBOT A marble head dating back some 2, 000 years has been discovered at a Spanish beach - and it's said to be one of the most significant Roman-era sculptural finds in the region." The historic…...
The doctor who desperately tried to save Pompeii's victims
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (1472+ words) Archaeologists have uncovered a chilling detail from one Pompeii victim " revealing his attempts to save others caught in the blast." The man was carrying a medical kit with him as he fled Vesuvius' deadly eruption, a new study has revealed....
STEVENS reviews Lucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (506+ words) Every morning when'he lived in London, the great American thinker and politician Benjamin Franklin would throw open the shutters of his upstairs windows and take an 'air bath' " stark naked. Breathing in the pungent odours of Craven Street, between the…...
Switzerland to unseal Mengele files amid claim Nazi avoided justice
1+ week, 2+ day ago (822+ words) Switzerland's intelligence agency will finally open secret files on notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele - amid claims the Angel of Death evaded capture there. With a flick of his gloved hands, Mengele acted as the supreme arbiter of life and…...
Secret found in Dead Sea Scrolls tied to 'End of Days' prophecy
1+ week, 5+ day ago (890+ words) A mysterious Dead Sea Scroll'has sparked a startling new theory tying it to one of the darkest periods in ancient Jewish history. Unlike the other Dead Sea Scrolls, which were written on parchment or papyrus and contained biblical texts and…...
Lost biblical town that was the site of Jesus's miracles discovered
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (955+ words) The lost biblical town believed to be the site of several of Jesus' miracles may have finally been discovered after years of excavations along the Sea of Galilee. Archaeologists this month announced they believe El-Araj, a site on the lake's…...
Archaeologists digging up bowling alley make 13th century discoveries
2+ week, 2+ day ago (315+ words) Archaeologists digging at the site of'a former bowling alley have unearthed 'significant' finds linked to the medieval past of a popular seaside town.' Historians have been swooping on the area in Weymouth, Dorset, which is known to contain the remains…...