A team of researchers has proposed that the unique square cavities found in the northern walls of Pompeii, alongside larger circular damage from Roman artillery, may be evidence of the use of a primitive rapid-fire weapon known as a polybolos during the siege of 89 BC, suggesting that these ancient scars could illuminate the use of advanced war machinery in antiquity. #Pompeii #AncientHistory #RomanMilitary
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Hallan en Pompeya huellas de una "ametralladora" romana
Durante siglos, las murallas del sector norte de Pompeya -mucho antes de quedar congeladas en el tiempo por la erupción del Vesubio- guardaron en silencio un pequeño enigma.
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Scientists Deciphered 3,000-Year-Old 'Oracle Bones' -- and Found Evidence of an Ancient Disaster
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One of the world's oldest surviving collections of writing, scratched into 'oracle bones' by Shang dynasty chroniclers more than three millennia ago, is finally giving up its secrets.
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Tourists walk pilgrimage road from Jesus' era for first time in 2,000 years: 'Deeply significant'
An Ancient Christian tomb complex dating back 1,500 years was discovered by a contractor clearing rubble beneath a destroyed house in Syria's Idlib province.
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Hand stencil made almost 68,000 years ago is the oldest cave art ever found
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The world's oldest known example of cave art, dating back at least 67,800 years, has been discovered by researchers studying handprints in Indonesia.
