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How ancient Mayan shell decor led to a new look at freshwater mussels south of the border

HeritageDailyNovember 27, 2018

by HeritageDailyNovember 27, 201802084

The ancient Maya are not particularly known for their love of freshwater mussels. Mathematics, maize, pyramids and human sacrifice, yes. But bivalves? Not so much.

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Returning looted artefacts will finally restore heritage to the brilliant cultures that made them

HeritageDailyNovember 26, 2018

by HeritageDailyNovember 26, 201802607

European museums are under mounting pressure to return the irreplaceable artefacts plundered during colonial times.

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The ancient origins of werewolves

HeritageDailyNovember 23, 2018

by HeritageDailyNovember 23, 201804593

The werewolf is a staple of supernatural fiction, whether it be film, television, or literature. You might think this snarling creature is a creation of

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Oldest evidence of dairying on the East Asian Steppe

HeritageDailyNovember 6, 2018

by HeritageDailyNovember 6, 201801870

Although dairy pastoralism once made Mongolian steppe herders successful enough to conquer most of Asia and Europe, the origins of this way of life on

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Interior Northwest Indians used tobacco long before European contact

HeritageDailyOctober 30, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 30, 201801838

Washington State University researchers have determined that Nez Perce Indians grew and smoked tobacco at least 1,200 years ago, long before the arrival of traders

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Sweet discovery: New UBC study pushes back the origins of chocolate

HeritageDailyOctober 30, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 30, 201801289

A study suggests that cacao--the plant from which chocolate is made--was domesticated, or grown by people for food, around 1,500 years earlier than previously thought.

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The evolution of the medieval witch – and why she’s usually a woman

HeritageDailyOctober 22, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 22, 201805063

Flying through the skies on a broomstick, the popular image of a witch is as a predominantly female figure – so much so that the

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Study unearths Britain’s first speech therapists

HeritageDailyOctober 22, 2018October 22, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 22, 2018October 22, 201801443

On International Stammering Awareness Day (22 October), a new study reveals that Britain’s first speech therapists emerged at least a century earlier than previously thought.

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Climate stress will make cities more vulnerable

HeritageDailyOctober 18, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 18, 201801791

Built upon on a complex system of canals, water catchments and embankments, Angkor was once the largest city in the world, covering an area of

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The Roman ‘Brexit’: how life in Britain changed after 409AD

HeritageDailyOctober 17, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 17, 2018017266

Leaving a major political body is nothing new for mainland Britain. In 409AD, more than 350 years after the Roman conquest of 43AD, the island slipped

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HeritageDaily chooses Soldier On! to be the publishing company’s charity of choice.

HeritageDailyOctober 11, 2018October 11, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 11, 2018October 11, 201802581

Heritage Daily is a leading and global on-line science, research and publishing news service covering a range of topics across the scientific spectrum.

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A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland

HeritageDailyOctober 11, 2018October 11, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 11, 2018October 11, 201804798

Britain’s iconic standing stones are world renown, for their enduring mystery-- intrigue and speculation have flourished around them since recorded history began.

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International study suggests ancient globalisation

HeritageDailySeptember 19, 2018

by HeritageDailySeptember 19, 201802716

Using energy consumption as a measure, a team of international scientists has found that ancient civilisations engaged in globalization more than previously believed, suggesting that

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Turkish courts reject converting Hagia Sophia into a Mosque

HeritageDailySeptember 14, 2018

by HeritageDailySeptember 14, 2018017436

Plans to turn the Byzantine-era structure, formerly a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral and Museum back into a mosque has been turned down by the

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A prehistoric thirst for craft beer

HeritageDailySeptember 12, 2018

by HeritageDailySeptember 12, 201803343

A new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports suggests beer brewing practices existed in the Eastern Mediterranean over five millennia before the earliest known evidence, discovered

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Lesson from Brazil: Museums are not forever

HeritageDailySeptember 11, 2018September 11, 2018

by HeritageDailySeptember 11, 2018September 11, 201802371

We now know what history going up in flames looks like.

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The Stonehenge Landscape – Interactive Map

HeritageDailySeptember 10, 2018March 18, 2019

by HeritageDailySeptember 10, 2018March 18, 2019010997

The Stonehenge landscape comprises of mainly chalk grasslands, covering an area of around 2100 acres and centred on Neolithichic monument of Stonehenge.

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Hattusa, Capital of the Hittite Empire – Interactive Map

HeritageDailyAugust 22, 2018August 22, 2018

by HeritageDailyAugust 22, 2018August 22, 201808169

The Hittites were an Ancient Anatolian people who established an empire centred on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1600 BCE.

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Ancient Egypt – Comparisons caught on camera

HeritageDailyAugust 21, 2018August 21, 2018

by HeritageDailyAugust 21, 2018August 21, 2018022526

Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now the

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Stone tools reveal modern human-like gripping capabilities 500,000 years ago

HeritageDailyAugust 20, 2018

by HeritageDailyAugust 20, 201807631

This research is the first to link a stone tool production technique known as 'platform preparation' to the biology of human hands.

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Lost Norse of Greenland fuelled the medieval ivory trade, ancient walrus DNA suggests

HeritageDailyAugust 17, 2018

by HeritageDailyAugust 17, 201802948

New DNA analysis reveals that, before their mysterious disappearance, the Norse colonies of Greenland had a “near monopoly” on Europe’s walrus ivory supply.

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Vindolanda – The Pompeii of the North

HeritageDailyAugust 16, 2018August 16, 2018

by HeritageDailyAugust 16, 2018August 16, 2018013578

Vindolanda (translated as “white field” or “white moor”) was a Roman auxiliary fort, located on the fringes of the Roman Empire in the province of

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How ancient Mayan shell decor led to a new look at freshwater mussels south of the border

Returning looted artefacts will finally restore heritage to the brilliant cultures that made them

The ancient origins of werewolves

Oldest evidence of dairying on the East Asian Steppe

Interior Northwest Indians used tobacco long before European contact

Sweet discovery: New UBC study pushes back the origins of chocolate

The evolution of the medieval witch – and why she’s usually a woman

Study unearths Britain’s first speech therapists

Climate stress will make cities more vulnerable

The Roman ‘Brexit’: how life in Britain changed after 409AD

HeritageDaily chooses Soldier On! to be the publishing company’s charity of choice.

A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland

International study suggests ancient globalisation

Turkish courts reject converting Hagia Sophia into a Mosque

A prehistoric thirst for craft beer

Lesson from Brazil: Museums are not forever

The Stonehenge Landscape – Interactive Map

Hattusa, Capital of the Hittite Empire – Interactive Map

Ancient Egypt – Comparisons caught on camera

Stone tools reveal modern human-like gripping capabilities 500,000 years ago

Lost Norse of Greenland fuelled the medieval ivory trade, ancient walrus DNA suggests

Vindolanda – The Pompeii of the North

Roman Sex, Sexuality, Slaves and Lex Scantinia

Archaeologists discover bread that predates agriculture by 4,000 years

Was Cleopatra beautiful? The archaeological evidence

Half the population of the Viking-town Sigtuna were migrants

Georadar detects a Viking ship in Norway

Rukwa Rift Basin Project names new Cretaceous mammal from East African Rift...

Hepatitis B virus sheds light on ancient human population movements into Australia

Earliest known Mariner’s Astrolabe research published today to go in Guinness Book...

The mystery of ancient eggs and eggshells— a study of the world’s...

Ancient DNA research shines spotlight on Iberia