Medieval History
An early Celtic ?Stonehenge? discovered in the Black Forest
A huge early Celtic calendar construction has been discovered in the royal tomb of Magdalenenberg, nearby Villingen-Schwenningen in the Black Forest.
This discovery was made by researchers at the Römisch-GermanischesPress Zentralmuseum at Mainz in Germany when they evaluated old excavation plans. The order of the burials around the central royal tomb fits exactly with the sky constellations of the Northern hemisphere.
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Polish Archaeologists Find Unknown Tomb In Egypt
Polish archaeologists have discovered the entrance to a previously unknown tomb during excavation work in Egypt. The discovery was made at the historic necropolis of Saqqara, which had functioned as a burial ground for the Ancient Egyptian capital of...
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Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian Princess Discovered
The tomb of an ancient Egyptian princess has been discovered south of Cairo hidden in bedrock and surrounded by a court of tombs belonging to four high officials. Dating to 2500 B.C., the structure was built in the second half of the Fifth Dynasty, though...
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Cao Cao's Tomb: Experts Reveal That Findings And Artifacts Are Fake
Artificial planning and fake artifacts were part of the discovery and excavation of a supposed ancient tomb claiming to belong to Cao Cao, a warlord in the Three Kingdoms period (220-280), a group of experts and scholars announced over the weekend. The...
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Cao Cao's Tomb To Become Tourist Destination
Cao Cao, a politician and general from the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220-280), couldn't have been more wrong in his thinking that as long as his tomb was built with austerity, tomb raiders would leave it alone and he could enjoy peace in his final...
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Song Dynasty Murals Discovered In Tomb, Depict Medical Scene
A mural unearthed from an ancient tomb in the northwestern Chinese province of Shaanxi in 2009 depicted how traditional Chinese medication was practiced during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1279), according to archaeologists. Song Dynasty murals are...
Medieval History