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2,000-Year-Old Butter Found in Irish Bog 12 Feet Underground Is Technically Still Edible!

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The 22-pound chunk of waxy material was found 12 feet underground and is technically still edible. Credit: Sonja Smith/Copper Tree Turf cutters working in an Irish peat bog have unearthed a 2,000-year-old lump of butter, the Cavan County Museum announced. Smelling like a strong cheese, the 22-pound chunk of waxy material was found 12 feet […]

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The genetic history of Ice Age Europe

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(Credit: Martin Frouz and Jirí Svoboda)    Three ~31,000-year-old skulls from Dolni Vestonice in the Czech Republic. For the next five thousand years, all samples analyzed in this study — whether from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Austria, or Italy — are closely related, reflecting a population expansion associated with the Gravettian archaeological culture. Analyses of […]

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Was an ancient ‘Vimana’ really unearthed in 2012??

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An ancient “flying machine”  (or parts thereof) reportedly were discovered in a cave in Afghanistan and retreived in 2012, and the news was immediately hushed. The hushed report of the ‘find’ did attracted the attention of world leaders including Barack Obama. Source and Banner Artwork: Credit – The Ancient Astronaut Archive  The Vimana (a flying machine often...

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Rosetta’s comet contains ingredients for life

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Rosetta’s comet in August 2015, when it was closest to the sun and when most of the glycine was detected. Ingredients crucial for the origin of life on Earth, including the simple amino acid glycine and phosphorus, key components of DNA and cell membranes, have been discovered at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. May 27, 2016 – The […]

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Ancient Cannabis

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*This article first appeared on ancient-origins.net and is written by Bryan Hilliard. Cannabis: A Journey Through The Ages In 1997, a hemp rope dating back to 26,900 BC was found in Czechoslovakia, making it the oldest known object to be associated with cannabis.  Since that time, hemp has played an important role in humanity’s development.  […]

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