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Category Archives: Relics & Artifacts
Mouse Killed by 150-Year-Old Trap in English Museum Display
A mouse was apparently killed by a 150-year-old trap inside a museum display in the United Kingdom, officials said. Staff at the Museum of Rural Life in Reading, England got an email saying that a dead mouse was found in … Continue reading
Something to Chew On – Giant Ancient Camel Remains Discovered in Canadian Arctic
“It was a really different world then,” says Rybczynski. Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, ancient, bones, Bonnechere Museum, Boreal Forest, camel, Canada, Canadian Museum of Nature, climate change, Dalhousie University, fossils, Fyles Lead Bed sit, Geological Survey of Canada, High Arctic, Milankovitch Cycles, Northwest Passage, Province of Ontario, Strathcona Fiord, The Ellesmere camel, tropical, tropics, University of Manchester, Yukon
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Star Man: Prehistoric Figurine
The name for this darling prehistoric figurine is quite suiting – Star Man. He was uncovered by archaeologists excavating the site at Fort Albany, Ontario. Star Man, was cut from a sheet of lead and is 2.0cm thick. … Continue reading
Posted in Mythology, Relics & Artifacts
Tagged 2300 B.C., alignment, archa, archaeology, asgtronomical, Atlanta, burial mounds, Cochrane District, Cree, earthen, earthwork, Egypt, excavation, First Nations, Fort Albany Ontario, Georgia, mound builders, Ojibway, political, prehistoric, pyramids, Royal Ontario Museum, site, Star Man, The History of James Bay, USA, Waskaganish First Nation
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At 6:30 on the morning of December 14, 1807, a blazing fireball about two-thirds the size of the moon… Continue reading
The ‘curse of Pompeii’ is a story which tells us Mount Vesuvius’ eruption was the act of Gods unleashing punishment after the Legionaries destroyed holy buildings. Back in October, (2015) we learned Massimo Osanna, the archaeological superintendent of Pompeii, had revealed that … Continue reading