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#MorningMonarchy: March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017 Media Monarchy 0

Temporary safety, super lobbyists and ancient discoveries + this day in history w/Operation Northwoods and our song of the day by Public Service Broadcasting on your Morning Monarchy for March 13, 2017.

Ancient Deity Drawing May Shed Light on Rise of Andean Religion

May 16, 2015 Vulgarian 0

from scientificamerican.com: A painted gourd fragment recovered from Peru has added an interesting piece to the archaeological puzzle of where and how religion evolved in pre-Columbian Andean society. Estimated to be more than 4,000 years

Jesus’ House? 1st-Century Structure May Be Where He Grew Up

March 8, 2015 Vulgarian 0

from livescience.com: Archaeologists working in Nazareth — Jesus’ hometown — in modern-day Israel have identified a house dating to the first century that was regarded as the place where Jesus was brought up by Mary

Drones to scan for evidence of ancient civilizations in Amazonia

March 3, 2015 Vulgarian 0

from popular-archaeology.com: A UK-led initiative to scan the Amazon rainforest for new signs of ancient settlements was announced at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Jose,

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First House of Nazareth Discovered

October 3, 2014 Vulgarian 0

from archaeology.org: Archaeologists in Nazareth have uncovered the foundations of the First House of Nazareth, which was built in 1740, and was part of the first Moravian settlement in North America, according to a report

Stonehenge’s Singing Stones

June 27, 2014 Vulgarian 0

from archaeology.org: SALISBURY PLAIN, ENGLAND—Could the massive standing stones of Stonehenge also have made sounds? The New York Times reports that a team of researchers from London’s Royal College of Art hypothesizes that some of

Byzantine Monastery and Mosaics Found in Israel

June 12, 2014 Vulgarian 0

from news.discovery.com: The remains of a 1,500-year-old monastery with intact mosaics covering the floor have been unearthed in southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday (April 1). The Byzantine complex — which was discovered