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Inca civilisation owes success to llama dung
5-23-2011 |
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A new study has discovered that the ancient Incas owed a lot to the excrement of the common llama.
The world's loneliest plant
5-12-2011 | 21
In 1895 John Medley Wood came across an unusual tree in Africa - the rare and ancient E. woodii.
Ancient human may have preferred grass
5-3-2011 | 27
An ancient human ancestor known as nutcracker man may have preferred to munch on grass.
Saints buried alive in ancient Rome
4-24-2011 | 11
Two skeletons found in a crypt are believed to be of two saints buried alive almost 2000 years ago.
12,000 year old textiles found in Peru
4-19-2011 | 6
Ancient rope and textiles found in a Peruvian cave are the oldest ever found in South America.
Georgian ancient stone mystery solved
4-13-2011 | 9
Proof has been found to suggest that native Puerto Ricans and Cubans once lived in North America.
World's first gay caveman discovered ?
4-7-2011 | 94
Ancient humans remains are thought to be those of a gay man based on the way he was buried.
Was there a nuclear blast on Mars ?
4-3-2011 | 33
An ancient, natural nuclear explosion may have once occured on Mars, turning everything to dry sand.
Ancient giant rabbit fossil discovered
3-24-2011 | 23
The remains of a giant species of rabbit six times the size of today's rabbits has been discovered.
What the Romans didn't do for Britons
3-22-2011 | 7
An ancient road uncovered in Shropshire has led archaeologists to believe that not all roads led to Rome.
Atlantis (maybe) rediscovered in Spain
3-16-2011 | 41
Analysis of underwater remains of a suspected ancient city leads research team to Southern Spain.
Ancient traditions give Japanese strength
3-16-2011 | 19
Japanese turn to Buddhist and Shinto traditions for strength after the earthquake and tsunami.
Evidence found of early American seafaring
3-8-2011 | 105
Ancient seafaring and maritime tools have been discovered on California's Channel Islands.
Ancient Britons made cups from human skulls
2-20-2011 | 19
New research suggests the ancient Britons would devour their own dead and make cups from their skulls.
Pterosaur fossil found with preserved egg
1-21-2011 | 23
An ancient female pterosaur fossil has been found in China alongside one of its own eggs.
Sabretooth cats threatened ancient humans
1-4-2011 | 27
Our ancestors would have likely been under constant danger from huge sabretooth cats.
2000-year-old pills found in Greek shipwreck
12-15-2010 | 19
Scientists have analysed 2,000 year-old-pills prepared by the physicians of ancient Greece.
2,400 year-old soup unearthed in China
12-14-2010 | 18
Liquid found inside an ancient bronze cooking pot is believed to be a sample of 2,400 year-old soup.
Ancient site of retired gladiators discovered
12-3-2010 | 1
An ancient site in Turkey is believed to be the land where gladiators would have lived when they retired.
Robot explores 2000-year-old tunnel
11-15-2010 | 42
Archaeologists have used a robot to explore an ancient tunnel under the Teotihuacan ruins.
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