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Cannabis, a shroud 2,500 years ago

  • In the north-west of China, in the former M231 grave of the Jiayi cemetery, a unique finding has been made: over the body of 2,400-2,800 there were almost thirteen whole cannabis plants, placed diagonally, as a mortise. According to the article published in the journal Economic Botany, the dry climate of the area has helped to preserve cannabis plants as well, as seen in the photo. In the 15th century a. The finding confirmed that in the first millennium cannabis was used in rituals in Central Eurasia and in a curative manner. Earlier, in the tomb of Princess Ukok of the same time, they found sativa cannabis seeds. The princess allegedly used the plant to try to alleviate breast cancer in the Basque Country.
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Roman bodies as the foundation of Vienna

During the renovation of a sports field in the Simmering district of Vienna, a mass grave with 150 bodies was discovered in October 2024. They conclude that they were Roman legionnaires and A.D. They died around 100 years ago. Or rather, they were killed.

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Linear The longest sign A

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Impostor or rebel?

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The oldest alphabetical writing?

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered several cylinders with inscriptions at the present Syrian Reservoir, the Tell Umm-el Marra. Experts believe that the signs written in these pieces of clay can be alphabetical.

In the 15th century a. The cylinders have... [+]


Mathematical Romanization of Africa

A group of interdisciplinary researchers from the Free University of Berlin and the Zuse Institute have developed a complex mathematical model to better understand how Romanization spread in North Africa.

According to a study published in the journal Plos One, the model has... [+]


Roman jail in Corinth

Although it was thought that in most of the cities of the Roman Empire there were jails, little remains have been found of the prisons of the time in the fields.

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Naumakia impossible

The TRAILER of the film Gladiator II, which will be released in the autumn, already shows in less than three minutes an error or a historical license.

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Panem et circenses

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More Roman remains have been found with aerial images, this time in Arkaia
In the thermal zone of the Romans of Arkaia, a large hydraulic infrastructure linked to the Río Santo Tomás has been located, and an underground building of 3,000 square meters, with remains that could belong to a farm of that time.

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Find remains of a Roman circus for 5,000 people in Iruña–Veleia
Next to the archaeological site of Alavés, a structure of 280 meters in length and 72 meters in width is hidden beneath the cultivation fields. The company Arkikus has made the finding using special drone mapping techniques, which have been performed by Astilleros. In the... [+]

Cemetery of young children in Auxerre

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