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Pazzi Conspiracy – Failed Murder Attempt On Lorenzo de’ Medici Made Him Even More Powerful And Threw Renaissance Florence Into Chaos
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – “He who digs a pit for others falls in himself.” This old saying has stood the test of time and proved true in the case of the attempted murder of Lorenzo de’ Medici. Those who plotted against him failed, plunging Florence into chaos. But how did everything go so wrong? Scandals and intrigues were expected…
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500-Year-Old Transylvanian Diaries Reveal How The Little Ice Age Transformed Life And Death In The Region
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers have studied 16th-century sources on famine, flooding, and plagues in present-day Romania. The ‘society’s archive’ – contain reports and observations about local climates in bygone centuries. Credit: Gaceu et al., 2024. Image credit: Gaceu et al., 2024. Glaciers, sediments, and pollen help reconstruct past climates. Additionally, diaries, travel notes, parish registers, and other documents…
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New DNA Study Of The Red Lady Of El Mirón Who Lived 19,000 Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Approximately 19,000 years ago, a woman from a hunter-gatherer community passed away and was interred in a cave located in northern Spain. In 1996, archaeologists began investigating this site, uncovering substantial evidence of prehistoric human activity. Red Lady’s skeleton. Credit: University of New Mexico In 2010, Lawrence Straus, an Emeritus Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor at…
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Ancient DNA Reveals Missing Link In The History Of Indo-European Languages
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The origins of the Indo-European language family, which encompasses over 400 languages, including major groups like Germanic, Romance, Slavic, Indo-Iranian, and Celtic, spoken by nearly half of the global population today, have long intrigued historians and linguists. These languages trace back to the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language. Since the 19th century, researchers have been exploring its…
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Creepy And Unusual Ancient Skull Found In Small Crypt Investigated By Scientists But Can They Solve The Mystery?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Numerous catacombs, monasteries, and churches throughout Europe house unusual ancient human remains. While the Paris Catacombs are well-known, many equally fascinating yet lesser-known European sites hold captivating ancient mysteries. In our quest to uncover these enigmas, we discovered a small church with a rich and intriguing history. Within its walls lies a truly curious and admittedly…
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Ancient Mystery Of Pharaohs And Gods With Two Left Or Two Right Hands – A Deeper Investigation
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When we take a moment to reflect on the art of ancient civilizations, particularly the depictions of deities and pharaohs, an intriguing detail emerges, and we notice some figures are portrayed with two identical hands. This raises a curious question – how could so many pharaohs and gods be shown with either two left or…
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Long-Lost Home Of Harold, The Last Anglo-Saxon King Of England Found On Depicted On The Bayeux Tapestry
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have discovered evidence suggesting that a house in England may be the site of a lost residence belonging to Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. This tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 meters long and 50 centimeters tall, illustrating the events leading up to the Norman…
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Mystery Of The First Dinosaurs Deepens – Is The Supercontinent Gondwana The Answer?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The oldest known dinosaur fossils, dating back approximately 230 million years, have been discovered in southern regions such as Brazil, Argentina, and Zimbabwe. These fossils exhibit differences that imply dinosaurs had been evolving for some time before these findings, suggesting an even earlier origin. A recent study conducted by researchers at University College London proposes…
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Evidence Of The Zanclean Megaflood In The Mediterranean Sea 5 Million Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent study presents significant evidence that a massive ‘megaflood’ was responsible for refilling the Mediterranean Sea, concluding an era when the region was dominated by extensive salt flats. This event, known as the Zanclean Megaflood, is believed to have ended the Messinian Salinity Crisis between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago. An international team…
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Homo Erectus Adapted To Survive In Desert-Like Environments 1.2 Million Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Homo erectus demonstrated the ability to adapt and thrive in desert-like environments as far back as 1.2 million years ago. Research published in Communications Earth & Environment indicates that their behavioral adaptations included consistently returning to specific rivers and ponds for freshwater over thousands of years and developing specialized tools. This adaptability potentially expanded their geographic…
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