Halley's Comet and human history

How Halley's Comet sightings changed history over the past 2500 years

Toronto skyline 1880-2010

The transformation of Toronto's skyline from 1880 to today
1920s pictured here:

What ancient statues really looked like when they were made

Color + Design Blog / Gods In Color: Painted Sculpture Of Classical Antiquity by COLOURlovers :: COLOURlovers
A recent touring exhibition is turning a long held common belief on its
head. The common perception is that the great statues and buildings of
ancient Greece and Rome were all pure unpainted stone or green tarnished
bronze, but researchers have been arguing that this may not been what
these classic monuments really looked like back in the era of their
creation. That, in fact, these statue's were quite alive and vibrant,
full of color.
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Historians locate King Arthur's Round Table

Historians locate King Arthur's Round Table - Telegraph
Researchers exploring the legend of Britain’s most famous Knight believe
his
stronghold of Camelot was built on the site of a recently discovered
Roman
amphitheatre in Chester.
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Anglo-Saxon Treasure foound

TheStar.com | World | Anglo-Saxon treasure found in farmer's field


Raphael G. Satter
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON – An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon what has been described as the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered, a massive collection of gold and silver crosses, sword decorations and other items, British archaeologists said Thursday.

One expert said the treasure would revolutionize understanding of the Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic people who ruled England from the fifth century until the Norman conquest in 1066. Another said the find would rank among Britain's best-known historic treasures.

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Ocean life in recent human past compared to now.

TheStar.com | World | What oceans looked like over 1,000 years

HALIFAX–Almost 30,000 right whales cruised the coasts of New
Zealand while sharks were so plentiful they darkened waters off England
200 years ago, according to an ambitious project that has traced the
history and worrisome decline of several marine species.

For the
first time, scientists from around the world have developed a picture
of what oceans looked like centuries ago, showing how most species
started to decline in abundance as fisheries took hold.

The
research, which took 10 years and is part of the Census of Marine
Life's animal population project, gives a distressing look at how fish
stocks began dropping off when fishing pressures intensified as early
as 1000 AD and moved offshore.

Where 27,000 southern right
whales plied New Zealand waters before whaling began in the early
1800s, only 25 females were left in 1925.

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Viking Ship Discovered

'Viking ship' discovered in Sweden's largest lake

Six other wrecks have also been discovered within a 100-meter radius, three of which were found lying almost on top of each other.

A Brief History of the counter Culture

A Brief History Of The Counter Culture

This is interesting.

*Note: The authors seemed to have got confused when they mention "LSD and acid" (which are one in the same). Maybe they took too much before writing this.

Ancient surgical instruments

Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome

Stonehenge - 9,000 years of visits

Mega Archaeology: People Have Been Visiting Stonehenge for 9,000 Years, Say Archaeologists

A new dig at pagan holy zone Stonehenge in England has revealed that people have been flocking to the spot for at least 9 millennia. Researchers determined this by dating rocks chipped by human hands, as well as the remnants of fires.

Medieval Ships Found

Nine medieval ships found in Oslo mud - International Herald Tribune

Ancient Observatories

Ten ancient observatories spied from space - Space- msnbc.com