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Discovered Beneath Frankfurt, a Buried Roman Sanctuary Hints to Startling Rituals
Rare hints concerning ancient rites, including potential human sacrifice, have been found in a secret Roman sanctuary beneath Frankfurt. An multinational team of scientists is now rushing to discover how this enigmatic, multi-god cult complex functioned on the empire's northern boundary after securing significant financing.
By Francis Damiabout 3 hours ago in History
Survival of the Wittiest: Was Human Language Driven by Humour?
According to a daring new study that was published in PNAS Nexus, human language evolution was motivated by wit rather than just the necessity to survive. Ljiljana Progovac, a linguist at Wayne State University, suggests that sexual selection actively favoured quick-wittedness, or the capacity to connect words in smart, humorous ways. It's possible that our predecessors joked their way into sophisticated language.
By Francis Damiabout 3 hours ago in Humor
Does a Novel Method Support Jesus' Resurrection?
The long-running controversy over Jesus Christ's resurrection has been heightened by a recent report that asserts that historical evidence clearly confirms the biblical stories of an empty tomb and appearances after the crucifixion.
By Francis Damiabout 4 hours ago in History
30 Greek philosopher Empedocles's Lost Verses Discovered in a Cairo Papyrus
A 2,000-year-old papyrus fragment kept in Cairo contains thirty previously unpublished lines that scholars have discovered, bringing the ancient Greek philosopher Empedocles back into the public eye. The artefact, P.Fouad 218, provides a unique and direct window into the original writings of the mysterious Acragas thinker.
By Francis Damiabout 4 hours ago in History
Why does Saturn seem to rotate at various speeds? Astronomers believe they have the answer.
Scientists have discovered that Saturn's northern lights cause winds to imitate variations in the planet's spin and heat one side of the upper atmosphere. A long-standing discrepancy between Saturn's actual rotation and the signals astronomers have used to track it has been resolved by that discovery.
By Francis Damia day ago in Futurism
Pre-Hispanic skeletons, jewellery, and gold were found in an ancient tomb in Panama.
In Panama, an elite cemetery that is over a millennium old has surfaced, filled with numerous human remains, exquisite ceramics, and gold decorations. The burial transforms a portion of central Panama into an important document detailing the functioning of status, trade, and belief prior to Spanish authority.
By Francis Damia day ago in History
Potential signs of life discovered in volcanic glass that is 1.9 billion years old
Microscopic trails found in ancient volcanic glass have been identified by scientists as fossil traces left by bacteria that burrowed into rock around 1.9 billion years ago. This discovery reinterprets long-disputed markings as proof that life was actively searching for nutrients in one of the first seafloor habitats on Earth.
By Francis Damia day ago in History
It turns out that what looked to be an ancient water well was actually a mass tomb for Roman soldiers.
Seven Roman soldiers who were slain during a violent incident around the year 260 A.D. have been identified by researchers as being buried in a reused well. Their remains formed a plain hole as concrete proof of how fighting on Rome's boundary may result in the quick and ruthless disposal of the dead.
By Francis Damia day ago in Chapters
A remarkably intact Celtic burial from the sixth century B.C. was discovered beneath a German mound.
Beneath a large mound in southern Germany, scientists have discovered a totally intact wooden burial chamber from 584 B.C., despite the fact that ancient looters had previously broken inside.
By Francis Damia day ago in History
According to a study, thawing permafrost releases significantly more greenhouse gases than anticipated.
Arctic permafrost has long functioned as a massive frozen lid, trapping carbon-rich soils and slowing the escape of gases that could cause global warming. However, the ground may become far more "leaky" after that cap begins to thaw, making it much simpler for climate-forcing chemicals to pass through the soil and into the atmosphere, according to recent lab tests from the University of Leeds.
By Francis Damia day ago in Earth
The demise of the ancient oceans occurred gradually rather than all at once.
A significant global cooling event that occurred approximately 34 million years ago did not result in a single marine extinction catastrophe, according to a new analysis. Rather, it developed as a sequence of intermittent biological disturbances throughout ocean environments.
By Francis Damia day ago in History
