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Palaeontology, Archaeology & History

Prehistoric, historical and archaeological mysteries

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  1. Giant sauropods lived in polar conditions

    Giant sauropods lived in polar conditions in world’s coldest region, say scientists
    By Still Waters,   
    • 5 replies
    • 68 views

  2. Tattoos were popular in Victorian England

    How tattoos became fashionable in Victorian England
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views

  3. Egypt: first evidence of 'head cones' found

    The First Evidence of 'Head Cones' Found in 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 40 views

  4. Stonehenge 1875 family photo may be earliest

    Stonehenge 1875 family photo may be earliest at monument
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views

  5. Fossils of new species of early whale found

    Fossils suggest how whales found their swimming style
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views

  6. Speech evolved 27 million years ago? 1 2

    (the anatomical ability to make such sounds)
    By Eldorado,   
    • 28 replies
    • 255 views

  7. Jurassic skull unlocks 150-year-old mystery

    Insights into two species of extinct marine reptiles
    By Eldorado,   
    • 2 replies
    • 78 views

  8. Earliest hunting scene cave art uncovered

    in Indonesia
    By Eldorado,   
    • 13 replies
    • 197 views

  9. Enormous nuclear bombs craters maps released

    Topic was merged with Seafloor scar of A-bomb test still visible

  10. pseudoarchaeology, scholorship, and popular..

    SAA Archaeological Record.
    By rashore,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views

  11. When penguins ruled after dinosaurs died

    'Missing link' penguin fossil shows how they evolved after dinosaurs went extinct
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views

  12. 480-million-year-old sea lilies fossils

    480-million-year-old fossils reveal sea lilies' ancient roots
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views

  13. "Only complete Roman egg known in Britain"

    'Only complete' 1,700-year-old Roman egg at Aylesbury dig
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 90 views

  14. Medieval 'bat books' told doctors what to do

    Medieval medicine: astrological ‘bat books’ that told doctors when to treat patients
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 60 views

  15. Nine Bronze Age stone carvings unearthed

    Nine 'amazing' Bronze Age figurines found at Orkney dig
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views

  16. How Does Language Emerge?

    By The Eternal Flame,
    • 0 replies
    • 78 views

  17. Evidence of Christianity in pre-Islam Bahrain

    Found at Samahij
    By Eldorado,   
    • 6 replies
    • 172 views

  18. The 'discovery of the millennium' unearthed

    "warrior grave" found
    By Stiff,   
    • 5 replies
    • 220 views

  19. German WWI wreck Scharnhorst discovered

    off the Falklands Islands
    By Eldorado,   
    • 0 replies
    • 82 views

  20. The largest pyramid in the world in Mexico

    By The Eternal Flame,
    • 2 replies
    • 142 views

  21. Justinianic plague not a landmark pandemic?

    By Eldorado,   
    • 2 replies
    • 105 views

  22. Buried Viking ship found using aerial radar

    Aerial radar turns up a Viking ship in a farmer’s field
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views

  23. Royal inbreeding to blame for "Habsburg jaw"

    Confirm scientists
    By Eldorado,   
    • 12 replies
    • 237 views

  24. The mysterious story of Hull's Egyptian mummy

    By Stiff,
    • 2 replies
    • 118 views

  25. Last rites for 12,000-yr-old Turkish town

    Hasankeyf
    By Eldorado,   
    • 2 replies
    • 118 views