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Peasants’ Revolt: The rebel women of 1381
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (540+ words) A new film is drawing fresh eyes to one of history’s few well-known rebellions to so far get short shrift from Hollywood. We’re talking about the Peasants’ Revolt, which finally gets its due in The Uprising, starring Andrew Garfield as…...
Ancient teeth show drugs used earlier than thought
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (358+ words) A study of the teeth of ancient hunter gatherers shows they sucked on betel nuts, evidence that humans used mind-altering drugs much earlier than previously thought, scientists say. The Griffith University study, led by Professor Adam Brumm, examined teeth from…...
Medieval manuscripts made from animal skin reveal ancient history of deadly sheep virus
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Shediac Renaissance Faire organizers say event authentically captured medieval life
2+ week, 4+ day ago (327+ words) Shediac — This past weekend was a big one for Shediac, N.B., with the inaugural Renaissance Faire kicking off at the Neptune Drive-in. Billed as fun two-day event filled with medieval-themed activities for all, the faire seemed promising to the 5,000 guests…...
Ancient Plague Evidence Found at Nicaea Fills Anatolian Gap in Pandemic History
2+ week, 5+ day ago (386+ words) "Previous examinations of the bones found evidence of the earliest known case of plague in Anatolia. This is a very important finding," Prof. Meric told Anadolu Agency, Turkey's official state news agency. The site has been under excavation since the…...
Ancient theater site in Türkiye yields evidence of earliest known plague in Anatolia
2+ week, 6+ day ago (534+ words) By Busra Nur Yilmaz Archaeologists excavating a Byzantine-era cemetery near the site of an ancient Roman theater in northwestern Türkiye have found evidence of what researchers describe as the earliest known case of plague in Anatolia. The skeletal remains of…...
The Dorset tree linked to a centuries-old plague mystery
4+ week, 1+ day ago (407+ words) A fairly unpopulated part of west Dorset had a fascinating natural curiosity. Mapperton had a famous natural landmark, the Posy Tree, which carried a small plaque claiming that villagers who survived the Great Plague (in 1665) carried their dead past it....