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  • marika rokk was a soviet spy

    Nazi socialite Marika Rökk was a member of Hitler’s inner circle AND a Sovjet spy

    Marika Rökk was a Soviet spy during World War II...

  • Listen to Hirohito’s surrender speech

    The original recordings of Japanese royal emperor Hirohito’s surrender speech on the 15th of A...

  • Hunter-gatherer men and women were equal

    The hunter-gatherer man: macho or metro?

    British scientist from the University College of London state that men and women in hunter-gatherer ...

  • How the death penalty contributed to a better society

    The death penalty created a better society in Europe...

  • Alexander the Great: has he been found?

    Human remains of a woman, a newborn baby and two men were found earlier at the newly found archaeolo...

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17th-century Dutch shipwreck discovered

March 3, 1677: The Dutch ship Huis de Kreuningen sunk in the southern Caribbean,during the Battle of Scarborough Harbour. The Dutch, who controlled the island of Tobago at the time, were attacked by the French. The battle was  significant, both in terms of the number of lives lost and the... Read full history →
31 October 2014 by Jan Huisman in Archaeology, Early Modern, News / No Comments
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Mosaic of Persephone discovered in ancient tomb

Persephone abducted
A stunning mosaic of Persephone is discovered at the site of the newly excavated Amphipolis tomb. Earlier this week (DisputedPast reported) images from the other part of the mosaic were released by the Greek ministry of Culture. The mosaic is now fully uncovered and it can be interpret as a whole.... Read full history →
17 October 2014 by Jan Huisman in Archaeology, News, Pre-history / No Comments
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Aegean civilization ended 100 years earlier as presumed

Conventional estimates for the collapse of the Aegean civilization are around 1025 BC. Recent radiocarbon analyses of artifacts and plants suggests that the Greek Bronze Age probably ended 100 years earlier.  The traditional dating was entirely based on historical dates, derived from Egypt and the Near East. These written records... Read full history →
16 October 2014 by Jan Huisman in Archaeology, News, Pre-history / No Comments
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Celtic chariot (300 BC) discovered near Leicestershire

Archaeologists from the University of Leicester dug up the remains of a decorated Iron Age chariot. The Celtic vehicle, dating from the 2nd or 3rd century BC, seems to have been buried as a religious offering. Archaeologists found the remains during their ongoing excavation of the Burrough Hill Iron Age hillfort,... Read full history →
15 October 2014 by Jan Huisman in Antiquity, Archaeology, News / No Comments
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Beautiful tomb from Alexander’s age revealed

  The discovery of an ancient tomb near Amphipolis in the Northern part of Greece earlier this year made the headlines worldwide (DisputedPast reported). The Greek prime minister himself underlined the importance of the finding to the press. He didn’t exaggerate, as the splendour of the tomb hints at a royal purpose of this burial... Read full history →
13 October 2014 by Jan Huisman in Antiquity, Archaeology, Art, News / No Comments
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