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Tag: Archaeology

4,200-Year-Old Ceramic Storm Drains in Ancient Chinese Town Are the Oldest of Their Kind
Human Sciences

4,200-Year-Old Ceramic Storm Drains in Ancient Chinese Town Are the Oldest of Their Kind

August 17, 2023August 18, 2023

Story at a glance…  The world’s oldest ceramic drain pipe system has been identified and described in China. The…

Much Like Stonehenge, Solstice Sunlight Would Have Danced on the Walls of This Neolithic Spanish Tomb
ArchivesHuman Sciences

Much Like Stonehenge, Solstice Sunlight Would Have Danced on the Walls of This Neolithic Spanish Tomb

May 24, 2023June 30, 2023

Story at a glance… An incredible stone tomb has been found at a famous Neolithic site in Spain. A…

4 Years After Discovery, the First Viking Ship Burial Found in Over 100 Years Reveals its Lost Secrets
ArchivesHuman Sciences

4 Years After Discovery, the First Viking Ship Burial Found in Over 100 Years Reveals its Lost Secrets

March 17, 2023July 6, 2023

When news broke in 2018 that another Viking-Age ship burial had been found on the shores of the Oslo…

Human Sciences

3,400 Year-Old Bronze Age City Emerges from a Drought Stricken Reservoir in Iraq

June 10, 2022

PICTURED: An aerial view of Kemune Palace from the west, near the Tigris River in Iraq. PC: Universities of…


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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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