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World’s oldest fish was presumed extinct for 60 million years before being rediscovered
Researchers classify the coelacanth under the group Sarcopterygii, which include the earliest ancestors of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Greek Reporter1d
World Poetry Day: Ancient Greece’s Classics, From Homer to Sappho’s Poems
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...
Pulse Nigeria1d
This is the oldest country in the world
According to the World Population Review, Iran is the oldest nation in the world based on the date of the earliest known ...
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The world’s oldest Jewish book is on display in New York City
Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians’ Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ...
Greek Reporter4d
Four Ancient Civilizations That are Nearly Unknown
The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.
Oldest Known Bone Tools Challenge Our Understanding of Human Evolution
The discovery of 1.5-million-year-old bone tools in Tanzania suggests early human ancestors had advanced cognitive abilities ...
Geologists Were Surveying a Modern City—and Uncovered a Hidden Ancient Metropolis
A geology professor believed that aerial photos from the 1950s show evidence of an ancient city under Nakhon Ratchasima in ...
Fossilized facial bone fragments of oldest known human discovered in Spanish cave: ‘Earliest human face’
The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.