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New research strengthens the case that people used the chocolate ingredient cacao in South America 5,400 years ago, underscoring the seed’s radical transformation into today’s Twix bars and M&M candies. Tests indicate traces of cacao on artifacts from an archeological site in Ecuador, according to a study published Monday. That’s about 1,500 years older than […]
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The Hittites were an Anatolian peoplewho played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia (around 1650 BC). The 4,000-year-old Hittite cuisine was cooked in Alacahöyük, an important Neolithic settlement and
Kept under armed guard in the Jewel House at the Tower of London, the “crown jewels” have been pompous symbols of the British monarch that reached today as the living witnesses of the coronation ceremonies over the centuries. The Imperial State Crown The crown was commissioned for king George VI’s coronation in 1937. Used for
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New sculptures have been discovered in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, which is famous for being guarded by the Terracotta Army, the thousands of sculptures of soldiers made from clay. Archeologists excavating the burial pit in the huge tomb in the city of Xian discovered 1,400 new soldier statues,
The fourth ruler of the Ottoman throne was Sultan Bayezid I, the son of Sultan Murad I. Sultan Bayezid I was born in 1360, the year his father ascended the throne. Bayezid means “Father of Yazid,” which is the nickname of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan, also known as Muawiya I, one of the companions (sahaba)
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The historic Silk Road city of Nishapur, which is located in eastern Iran, was a place of political importance and a prosperous center of arts, crafts, philosophy and trade in medieval times. But the city still sustains its fame today thanks to the master of arts and sciences it raised in the past: Omar Khayyam
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The Apollo statuettes found during the excavations in Claros, the oldest center of prophecy in the world according to archaeological data, are on display for history enthusiasts for the first time at the Izmir Archaeological Museum. Excavations continue in the ancient prophecy center of Claros, which is dedicated to Apollo, a god associated with fire,
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The Temple of Zeus Lepsynos in the ancient city of Euromos, located in the Milas district of southwestern Muğla province, is being restored to its former glory with the restoration of its columns. Euromos is one of the important cities of Caria – the ancient name for the southwestern region of Anatolia’s Aegean shores. The
Archaeologists have discovered a rare inscription on an ivory comb that sheds new light on the use of the Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago, marking what is likely the oldest-known full sentence in the Canaanite alphabetical script. The inscription encourages people to comb their hair and beards to rid themselves of lice. The sentence
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Aclay statuette of a female figure dating back 7,800 years was unearthed during the Ulucak Mound excavation in the Kemalpaşa district of the western province of Izmir. Professor Özlem Çevik from the Department of Protohistory and Pre-Asian Archeology at Trakya University’s Faculty of Letters, who is leading the excavations in Ulucak, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that
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