Were 'hobbit' hominids island dwarfs?
how come it shared the planet with Homo sapiens some 13,000 years ago, when — so far as was known — anatomically modern man was the sole, supreme strain of human?
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Sunken Ancient Egyptian Port-City Reveals Some Of Its Secrets
Thonis-Heracleion is now having some of its secrets revealed thanks to new research from the University of Oxford. T
Read MoreDried squash holds blood of headless Louis XVI
The dried, hollowed squash is adorned with portraits of revolutionary heroes and the text: “On January 21, Maximilien Bourdaloue dipped his handkerchief in the blood of Louis XVI after his decapitation”.
Read MoreMayan Apocalypse: the end of the world – live! – Telegraph.co.uk
Breaking news from content partners in the US and across the globe Telegraph.co.ukMayan Apocalypse: the end of the world – live!Telegraph.co.uk2012-12-21 11:10:09.0....
Read MoreCandlemas, Imbolc and Punxsutawney Phil
Candlemas, also known as Imbolc, falls on February 2nd. The ancient Celtic goddess Brigid was honored on this day, and even after she was absorbed into the Church as St. Brigid, celebrations for “Candlemas” have changed very little.
Read MoreMysteries of Stonehenge: Atronomical observatory or sacred burial ground or something else
archaeology suffers from preconceived notions or assumptions… Facts are interpreted to fit theories rather than developing theories to fit facts
Read MoreOphiuchus adding the new thirteenth zodiac is really going to complicate things
Thanks to some planetary wobble and fluctuating geomagnetic forces and some moon nudging we have a thirteenth constellation to contend with
Read MoreWhat killed the real hobbit?
What killed the real life hobbit? Jared Diamond says, “I would give them 100 years. Maybe even just 10 years from the time that full-sized sapiens arrived before they were exterminated”.
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