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This Week In History News, Mar. 15 – 21

Lost Mayan city accidentally unearthed, stone chest of ancient Egyptian pharaoh found, structure made of mammoth bones baffles experts.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 20, 2020

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This Week In History News, Mar. 15 – 21

Lost Mayan city accidentally unearthed, stone chest of ancient Egyptian pharaoh found, structure made of mammoth bones baffles experts.

By All That's Interesting • March 20, 2020

Mother-Daughter Team Caught Illegally Selling Hundreds Of Bodies Out Of The Family Funeral Home

After secretly selling off a body, they would give the deceased's family the cremated remains of an entirely unrelated person and say that they were from their loved one.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 20, 2020

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Mother-Daughter Team Caught Illegally Selling Hundreds Of Bodies Out Of The Family Funeral Home

After secretly selling off a body, they would give the deceased's family the cremated remains of an entirely unrelated person and say that they were from their loved one.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 20, 2020

Discovery Of 16-Inch-Long Saber-Toothed Tiger Skull Proves They Were Bigger Than We Thought

Scientists say that the newly studied 16-inch Smilodon populator skull once belonged to an animal that weighed close to 960 pounds.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 20, 2020

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Discovery Of 16-Inch-Long Saber-Toothed Tiger Skull Proves They Were Bigger Than We Thought

Scientists say that the newly studied 16-inch Smilodon populator skull once belonged to an animal that weighed close to 960 pounds.

By Natasha Ishak • March 20, 2020

Behold The ‘Wonderchicken,’ The 67-Million-Year-Old Ancestor Of Modern Ducks And Chickens

This is the oldest fossil of a modern bird ever found.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 19, 2020

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Behold The ‘Wonderchicken,’ The 67-Million-Year-Old Ancestor Of Modern Ducks And Chickens

This is the oldest fossil of a modern bird ever found.

By Natasha Ishak • March 19, 2020

Elephants Are So Scared Of Bees That India Is Playing Buzz Sounds To Keep Them Off Train Tracks

The system is not only inexpensive, but it has also been proven to be highly effective.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 19, 2020

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Elephants Are So Scared Of Bees That India Is Playing Buzz Sounds To Keep Them Off Train Tracks

The system is not only inexpensive, but it has also been proven to be highly effective.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 19, 2020

Is Meditation The Reason Why This Monk’s Brain Is 8 Years Younger Than His Body?

A study examined master meditator Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche's brain development since he was 27 years old.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 18, 2020

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Is Meditation The Reason Why This Monk’s Brain Is 8 Years Younger Than His Body?

A study examined master meditator Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche's brain development since he was 27 years old.

By Natasha Ishak • March 18, 2020

Polo-Obsessed Tang Dynasty Noblewoman Buried With Donkeys So She Could Keep Playing In Afterlife

When the noblewoman's tomb was uncovered in 2012, researchers were stumped as to why she'd been buried with the beasts of burden.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 18, 2020

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Polo-Obsessed Tang Dynasty Noblewoman Buried With Donkeys So She Could Keep Playing In Afterlife

When the noblewoman's tomb was uncovered in 2012, researchers were stumped as to why she'd been buried with the beasts of burden.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 18, 2020

Art Thieves Steal Three Masterpieces Worth $12 Million From Gallery Shut Down Because Of COVID-19

While the rest of the world was busy with COVID-19 shutdowns, thieves were plotting to steal artwork valued at $12 million.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 17, 2020

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Art Thieves Steal Three Masterpieces Worth $12 Million From Gallery Shut Down Because Of COVID-19

While the rest of the world was busy with COVID-19 shutdowns, thieves were plotting to steal artwork valued at $12 million.

By Natasha Ishak • March 17, 2020

Ice Age Structure Made Of Bones From More Than 60 Mammoths Uncovered In Russia

"Archaeology is showing us more about how our ancestors survived in this desperately cold and hostile environment at the climax of the last ice age."

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 17, 2020

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Ice Age Structure Made Of Bones From More Than 60 Mammoths Uncovered In Russia

"Archaeology is showing us more about how our ancestors survived in this desperately cold and hostile environment at the climax of the last ice age."

By Marco Margaritoff • March 17, 2020

Prehistoric Rock Carving Of Half-Man Half-Mantis Figure Unearthed In Iran

The unusual rock carving that depicts a hybrid animal figure may be among the oldest petroglyphs ever uncovered.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 16, 2020

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Prehistoric Rock Carving Of Half-Man Half-Mantis Figure Unearthed In Iran

The unusual rock carving that depicts a hybrid animal figure may be among the oldest petroglyphs ever uncovered.

By Natasha Ishak • March 16, 2020

Unexploded WWII-Era Bombs Dropped By U.S. Army Found On Hawaiian Volcano

A hiker in the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve happened upon the two bombs, which had been used to divert a dangerous lava flow.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 16, 2020

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Unexploded WWII-Era Bombs Dropped By U.S. Army Found On Hawaiian Volcano

A hiker in the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve happened upon the two bombs, which had been used to divert a dangerous lava flow.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 16, 2020