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Pot relics reveal the secrets of ancient cuisine

A team of archaeologists from the University of California, Berkeley has published a new research paper in the journal Scientific reports , Which presents evidence that unglazed ancient ceramics sometimes retain microscopic food residues, which, after chemical analysis, can reveal not only what was cooked in a pot, but also …

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How old is this ancient vision of the stars?

The Nebra Sky Disk is considered to be the oldest known representation of the universe. Revealed by robbers in 1999 and then recovered from a sting by archaeologists and law enforcement a few years later, the ancient brass artwork adorned with the golden decoration of the night sky has sparked …

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