Read more about the article Outrage As German Nursery Honouring Holocaust Heroine Says It Wants To Drop Her Name
Picture shows the Anne Frank in Tangerhuette (Saxony-Anhalt) that is to be renamed, undated. Reportedly, parents and employees wanted a name that was more child-friendly and better suited to the concept. (GoogleMaps/Newsflash)
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Outrage As German Nursery Honouring Holocaust Heroine Says It Wants To Drop Her Name

A kindergarten in Germany named in honour of Anne Frank has caused outrage after saying it wants to change its name to something without a "political background". Picture shows the Anne Frank in Tangerhuette (Saxony-Anhalt) that is to be renamed, undated. Reportedly, parents and employees wanted a name that was…

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November 9, 2023
Read more about the article Viking Kings Had Glass Windows Long Before Medieval Churches
Photo shows Mads Dengso Jessen, Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, with a piece of window glass fragment from the Viking Age, undated. New research has revealed that the Vikings had windows with glass panes. (ohn Fhaer Engedal Nissen, The National Museum of Denmark/Newsflash)
History

Viking Kings Had Glass Windows Long Before Medieval Churches

Viking kings and nobles were among the first in history to put glass into the windows of their timber-framed longhouses, archaeologists have discovered. Photo shows Mads Dengso Jessen, Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, with a piece of window glass fragment from the Viking Age, undated. New research…

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October 12, 2023
Read more about the article 5,000-Year-Old Wine In Ancient Queen’s Tomb Shows She Could Be Egypt’s First Pharaoh
Photo shows the tomb complex of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos during excavation. The queen's burial chamber is located in the center of the complex and is surrounded by the side graves of the courtiers and servants. (EC Kohler/Newsflash)
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5,000-Year-Old Wine In Ancient Queen’s Tomb Shows She Could Be Egypt’s First Pharaoh

Secrets of Egypt's first-ever female pharaoh have been unearthed after archaeologists unlocked hidden treasures of her ancient royal grave. Photo shows the tomb complex of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos during excavation. The queen's burial chamber is located in the center of the complex and is surrounded by the side graves…

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October 11, 2023
Read more about the article Hospital CT Scans Reveal Secrets Of Ancient Mummy Caskets
Photo shows an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus undergoing a CT scan at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, on May 21, 2023. Israel Museum expert says CT scans offer the best way to examine how coffins, including one almost 3,000 years old, were made and decorated. (Courtesy of Shaare Zedek Medical Center/Newsflash)
History

Hospital CT Scans Reveal Secrets Of Ancient Mummy Caskets

The secrets of how ancient Egyptian artists decorated mummy caskets have been revealed by hospital CT scans. https://rumble.com/v2ppape-hospital-ct-scans-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-mummy-caskets.html The two sarcophagi lids were put through the scanner to show archaeologists how the ornate caskets were created. Experts wanted to know how ancient artists and craftsmen created the rich colours and…

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May 24, 2023
Read more about the article DNA Test Shows Woman Is Related To Ancient Egyptian Corpse
Photo shows the Egyptian woman Treveina Basily, undated. She found out that her DNA directly descends from an Ancient Egyptian mummy dating back to the Saite dynasty. (CEN)
History

DNA Test Shows Woman Is Related To Ancient Egyptian Corpse

An Egyptian woman has told of her surprise at learning that she is related to an Ancient Egyptian mummy from more than two and a half millennia ago. Photo shows the Egyptian woman Treveina Basily, undated. She found out that her DNA directly descends from an Ancient Egyptian mummy dating…

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May 18, 2023