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Greek archaeologists find possible sea route in the Dodecanese

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Greek underwater archaeologists found in the first investigation in the waters of the island of Kasos (Dodecanese) five shipwrecks from various historical periods, as announced on Monday by the Ministry of Culture, which indicate the possible existence of an ancient maritime route. "The variety of the shipwrecks and objects that are at the bottom of the sea makes us think that it was a maritime route practiced from ancient times to modernity, but to draw definitive conclusions we will have to wait for the results of next year's investigation ", said the archaeologist Xanzí Aryiri, one of those responsible for the investigation.

"Travelers through the Far East", by Pilar Tejera

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Status and hours of museums and cultural centers in Madrid due to the coronavirus

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The Stone Age, characteristics and tools

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Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountain Areas in Gran Canaria were declared a World Heritage Site

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Program of the 2019 Sacred Art Festival in Madrid

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History, origin and meaning of Mother's Day

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Mother's love is a universal feeling that does not understand cultures. Kyung-sook Shin (South Korean writer). This phrase, taken from fraseswiki.com, is one of the clearest we can choose to illustrate today's article, where We will see how mothers are honored for centuries through the different cultures of the world.

2,500-year-old pot of eggs found in China

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A team of Chinese archaeologists has found a pot of 2,500-year-old eggs in a tomb in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. According to the report provided by experts, the eggs were found in a clay pot along with other ceramic containers. , pots and plates, in a tomb in the village of Shangyang.

In search of the “mysteries” of the Tomares Treasury: 53,000 Roman coins found in 2016

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It could have been hidden by "fear" in the decline of the "conflictive" Roman Tetrarchy and whoever buried it would have died without regaining its wealth. The unexpected always has a specific weight due to its own nature of irruption and impact. It is the surprise factor, as strategists call it, although many times the surprise derives simply from uncontrollable aspects for the increasingly technical dynamics of human beings.

Study considers the visual relationship between the Menga Dolmen in Antequera and the Matacabras Cave Paintings Shelter “unique” in Europe

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Although with many pending subjects and the perpetual demand for an increase in investments, it is necessary to recognize that the Andalusian historical heritage is going through a series of achievements that proves the undeniable potential of its enclaves and monuments. In 2016, without going any further, the Organization of the United Nations for Education, Science and Culture (Unesco for its acronym in English) declared as a World Heritage Site the archaeological complex of the dolmens of Antequera (Málaga), made up of the megalithic constructions of Menga, Viera and El Romeral, and in 2018 the ruins of the old palatial city of Medina Azahara, built in the 10th century by the Umayyad dynasty as the seat of the Caliphate of Córdoba, received the same seal.

Relics discovered under the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá

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Mexican archaeologists discovered a cave with hundreds of archaeological relics that could reveal the mysteries of the fascinating Mayan city and ceremonial center of Chichén Itzá, located on the Yucatan Peninsula, the scientist in charge of the project reported on Monday. In that "mystical space" called Balakmul and considered a "scientific treasure" have been found seven offerings made up of ceramic censers "Tlaloc type" -that is, with features similar to the image of the rain god in the Mayan worldview-, and other objects, he said in conference the researcher Guillermo de Anda.

They discover the fossil remains of a small cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, the Suskityrannus hazelae

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The origins of the tyrannosaurus are little known due to the lack of information due to a sampling gap associated with the high sea levels that existed during the Upper Cretaceous period (between 60 and 80 million years ago) in what is now North America However, researcher Sterling Nesbitt from Virginia Tech University (USA) and his team of paleontologists have found new data on its origin after discovering two skeletons of a new species of tyrannosauroid in the Zuni basin in New Mexico.