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A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of John Jacob Astor IV following the sinking of the Titanic is set to go up for auction. The auction for the wealthiest Titanic passenger's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch begins Saturday, April 27 with the starting bid set at 60,000 pounds ($74,979), according to auction house Henry Aldridge and Son. "Astor is well known as the richest passenger aboard the R.M.S. Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time, with a net worth of roughly $87 million (equivalent to several billion dollars today)," the auc...
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Scientists have been able to establish a possible link between the mysterious and elusive early human group known as the Denisovans and the Homo longi, or “Dragon man” species from China. Knewz.com has learned that the lifestyle of the Denisovan humans, along with the knowledge of what they looked like, is still a mystery for researchers. As of now, evidence of their physical characteristics includes a jaw fragment, a few bits of bone, and a couple of teeth samples. However, researchers working on the mysterious group of humans currently believe they have established a link between the Deniso...
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Saudi Arabia is home to a previously inaccessible fascinating historical site over 3,000 years old: AlUla, or al-Ula. Knewz.com has learned that Hegra, the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saudi Arabia, is located in this region. Spread across nearly 8711 square miles, AlUla comprises "a lush oasis valley, towering sandstone mountains, and ancient cultural heritage sites dating back thousands of years," according to the Royal Commission for AlUla official website. In 2019, the Saudi government opened the doors to this previously unexplored historical valley to the world when the nation star...
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The remains of ornately decorated Roman buildings were discovered in the village of Grove in Southern England, revealing a variety of artifacts including “curse tablets” and tiny axes. While the site revealed an ornate Roman villa, archaeologists say the rambling estate was in use as far back as the Bronze Age, Knewz.com has learned. The extraordinary villa uncovered that stood during the Roman period was lavish, complete with painted plaster, mosaics, ornate tile work, colonnades, brick floors and other ornamentations, LiveScience reported, according to a statement from the Red River Archaeol...
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Stick-and-poke tattoos are coming back into fashion, even though the technique for applying the skin art has been around for thousands of years. Knewz.com has learned that a new study of the tattoos of "Ötzi," a man who lived sometime between 3350-3105 BC who was naturally mummified in sheets of ice in Europe, posits the theory that his famous tattoos were applied using a method similar to the stick-and-poke techniques still prevalent today. Published in the European Journal of Archaeology, the authors wrote that “the physical characteristics of the preserved marks suggest that they were tatto...
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Officials in Italy are racing against the clock to prevent a leaning tower from a collapse that could be disastrous for its bustling urban surroundings. A plan has been devised to keep the 158-foot Garisenda Tower standing using the same equipment that fortified the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, Knewz.com has learned. The Garisenda Tower, built during the 12th century, is the shorter of two remaining Medieval towers that sit in the heart of Bologna and are revered as cultural symbols. Last October, after engineers discovered the structure was cracking and moving, the building and its "twin tow...
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An excavation of a hotel in northwesternFrance’s city of Vannes has unearthed the remains of a medieval castle including jewelry, coins and household objects. The discovery was made during a dig between February and April 2023, in advance of building a fine arts museum, Knewz.com has learned. While archaeologists were aware of the site, they were not prepared for the extend of the finds, France’s National Institute of Archaeological Research (INRAP) announced on March 28. The dig was carried out as part of what INRAP called “preventative archaeology,” ahead of the construction of the future mu...
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A puzzling gap in the knowledge of ancient human whereabouts over a roughly 20,000-year period has finally been filled, according to experts. Researchers have pinpointed the Persian Plateau — also known as the Iranian Plateau — as a pivotal geographical crossroad in the early exodus of Homo sapiens out of Africa, Knewz.com has learned. An international team of scientists detailed their findings in a study titled "The Persian plateau served as hub for Homo sapiens after the main out of Africa dispersal," published on Monday, March 25, in the journal Nature Communications. Based on genetic and a...
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The system currently used to classify hurricane severity may no longer be sufficient as tropical storms intensify. Scientists are making the case that the Saffir-Simpson scale should be expanded to include a new Category 6 classification, Knewz.com has learned. In a study titled "The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world," published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last month, climate scientists noted that rising ocean temperatures are leading to stronger and more destructive hurricanes. Therefore, the open-ende...
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Researchers have discovered that archaeologically recorded preserved human brains are not as extremely rare as has previously been believed. Researchers compiled the records of more than 4,000 preserved human brains from more than 200 sources across six continents, excluding Antarctica, Knewz.com has learned. A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford, UK, led by postgraduate researcher Alexandra Morton-Hayward in the department of Earth Sciences, highlights that nervous tissues actually persist in greater abundance in ancient human brains than traditionally thought. “I w...
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