Fragment of world’s oldest peace treaty unearthed in Turkey
Archaeologists have actually discovered a piece of cuneiform tape-recording the Treaty of Kadesh, which was signed by Egypt’s Ramesses II and the Hittite king Hattusili III around 1269 B.C. (Image…
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1,700-year-old fragment of the ‘Odyssey’ discovered between pages of Dutch library book
A scientist was browsing a collection of old Egyptian texts in a Dutch library when he came across a torn piece of parchment including a critical story: an area from…
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Relief fragment with vanquished enemies: A 3,400-year-old depiction of an Egyptian pharaoh crushing western Asian soldiers under his royal chariot
19659001 Call: 19459008 Relief piece with vanquished opponents What it is: Painted sandstone Where it is from: 19459008 Luxor, Egypt 19659004 When it was made: 19459008 Circa 1427 to 1400…
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Fragment of lost tectonic plate discovered where San Andreas and Cascadia faults meet
The Mendocino Triple Junction is the conference point of 3 tectonic plates. Utilizing information from small earthquakes, scientists propose a brand-new design for this seismic zone. The Pacific plate is…
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100,000 mph ‘comet fragment’ explodes in green fireball over Great Lakes, eerie videos show
(Image credit:(delegated right)© Skippy the Magnificent Destroyer of Worlds Romancer of Women/ © Bam B/ © Jeremy Downard) A meteor blew up over Michigan’s Great Lakes in a green fireball,…
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