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A males skeleton found in a tomb was thought to be of a grave robber who accidently died, but a new analysis shows the man was murdered and may have dumped in a cemetery by the killers.

A MOUNTAINof human bones and animal carcasses has been found inwhat's thought to be a hyenas' lava tube cavein Saudi Arabia.The gruesome f

The Throne Room at Knossos, the capital of the Minoan civilization. Credit: Rolf Dietrich Brecher/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-SA-2.0The Minoans were a remarkable people, with a civilization far advanced for its time in many ways, with artwork and palaces replete with riches beyond description; now we can see that their diet was as rich and varied as their…

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“The size and composition of the bone accumulation, as well as the presence of hyena skeletal remains and coprolites, suggest that the assemblage was primarily accumulated by striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena),” the scientists wrote in an article published in the August edition of the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences . They described the bone collection as the typical result of large-scale carnivore/scavenger activity. They identified the striped hyena as the most logical ca...

Neolithic hunters created v-shaped funnels  with stone walls to trap prey The walls could be five feet high with a pit or circle at the narrow end Desert kites are common in the Middle East but have only now been reported in southern Africa  Kites date back at least 6,000 years but the South Africa funnels were built within the last 2,000, researchers say

Ancient Roman Gate to Hell Killed Victims With Its Deadly Lake 10 MAY 2021 A cave ancient Romans believed to be a gate to the underworld was so deadly that it killed all animals who entered its proximity, while not harming the human priests who led them.   Millennia later, scientists believe they have figured out why - a concentrated cloud of carbon dioxide that suffocated those who breathed it. Dating back 2,200 years, the cave was rediscovered by archaeologists from the University of Salen...

) Orfanou said that by analyzing both tools and finished objects the team were able to better understand how metalwork processes developed in Ribe over time. The plethora of crucibles (clay cups) that were discovered stand testimony to the vast amount of metal that was smelted over fires at this settlement. The authors found that early Viking craftspeople in the 9th century adopted a different and “more heat-resistant clay for their crucibles, which would last longer,” according to the rese...

Weekly roundup of world briefs   By Marc Brodsky (JTA) — Julian Edelman, the New England Patriots wide receiver who has shown his Jewish pride on a number of occasions, will retire following a stellar 11-year career in which he won Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl LIII. Edelman, who played in only six games last year due to a chronic knee injury, had his contract terminated Monday by the Patriots in a procedural move, ESPN reported. He announced his retirement in a video posted Monday to s...

Guests from Overseas (1901) by Nicholas Roerich, depicting a Viking raid. (Varangians in Rus’) (CN) — Vikings experienced a surge of innovative and groundbreaking metalworking techniques in just a hundred year stretch between the 8 th and 9 th centuries, a time that saw the Vikings on the cusp of expanding their conquest to new corners of the globe. Roughly a thousand years ago, the seafaring culture from Scandinavia launched an almost unprecedented effort to raid, settle and conquer entire...