Ancient dog penis bone — stained red for Roman fertility ritual — found in UK quarry
Ellen Green, a postgraduate researcher with the University of Reading, analyzed “Quarry 1” from the Nescot site and found “it ...
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Incredible images tell the tale of the world’s most prized marble
In Land of Marble, photographer Alessandro Gandolfi explores the past and future of Italy's striking marble quarries ...
Search for ancient Roman estate leads to much larger discovery in Germany. Take a look
A search for a rumored Roman estate in Germany led archaeologists to something much larger: the ruins of an ancient Roman ...
How Pollution in Ancient Rome Lowered IQ of Population
Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.
Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, study says
Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...
Here's where things stand for several major landmarks in the Los Angeles fires
The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, located in Griffith park, closed to the public on Tuesday and remains closed Wednesday. The popular scientific observatory and planetarium located at the top ...
Children discovered buried together may have been victims of ancient epidemic in France
One grave contained the remains of three children all under the age of 3, researchers said. Their combined burial suggests ...
Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire
The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...
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5 Ancient Roman Monuments & How They Survived to the Modern Day
The city of Rome was the beating heart of the Roman Empire, which spanned from the rise of Augustus in around 27 BCE until ...
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How the 'Three Wise Men from the East' ended up in Cologne
In the year 313, Emperor Constantine the Great, ruler of the Roman Empire, issued the Edict of ... where Eustorgius built a basilica to keep the remains of the Three Wise Men.
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IQ levels dropped across Europe during Roman Empire due to lead use: Study
A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and ...
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Roman Empire grew after catastrophic volcanic eruption, study finds
Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...