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Rattling the Divine: The Mystical Role of the Sistrum

The sistrum was one of the most sacred musical instruments in ancient Egypt and was believed to hold powerful magical

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Rare Roman Knife Handle Depicting Gladiator Found Near Hadrian’s Wall

A rare Roman knife handle, moulded in the shape of a secutor gladiator, was found in the River Tyne at

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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel

At 8.23am on the morning of 14 November 1994, crowds cheered as the first Eurostar train carrying fare-paying passengers under

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The Death of Clive of India

In the days following the sudden death, aged 49, of Robert Clive – ‘Clive of India’ – on 22 November

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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? | History Today

Thanks to Joseph Goebbels, the film director Georg Wilhelm Pabst luxuriated in a massive budget for the dramatised documentary he

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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot to Obliterate the British House of Lords

Every fifth of November, people across the United Kingdom celebrate Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire

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Grooming in Apes Led to Kissing in Humans

Kissing has been a popular practice in human society for an eternity. But its evolutionary roots are somewhat of a

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5,000-Year-Old Settlement Plus Early Temple Uncovered in Israel

Archaeologists working in Israel have discovered a 5,000-year-old settlement at Hurvat Husham, near Beit Shemesh, as a prelude to the

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Serçe Limanı Glass Wreck: The Sunken Art of Islamic Glassmaking

The bottom of the Mediterranean Sea holds many secrets, many of which we will never uncover. But diver archaeologists are

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Sacred Tunic of Alexander the Great Found in an Ancient Macedonian Tomb?

A fragment of purple fabric, a sacred chiton (tunic), found in a royal tomb in Vergina, Macedonia, northern Greece, could