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Doggerland was an area of land in Northern Europe, now submerged beneath the southern North Sea. This region was repeatedly exposed at various times during the Pleistocene epoch due to the lowering of sea levels during glacial periods, though the term "Doggerland" is generally specifically used for this region during the Late Pleistocene and ...
History of fishing. Fishing is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 70,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board.
Fleet of triremes made up of photographs of the modern full-sized replica Olympias. A trireme (/ ˈ t r aɪ r iː m / TRY-reem; derived from Latin: trirēmis, [1] "with three banks of oars"; cf. Ancient Greek: triērēs, [2] literally "three-rower") was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the ...
Divers uncovered a 3,000-year-old clay figurine in Italy's Lake Bolsena, revealing human fingerprints and shedding light on Iron Age rituals. Discover the story.
The 40-year-old's post features Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, standing beside a larger-than-life statue commissioned by the tech icon in her honor. The statue has a flowing metallic surface ...
The ruins include friezes with images of cats, the claws of a reptile, and a human body with the head of a bird.The designs are preserved in “fine plaster,” which has helped scientists nail ...
Ancient shipbuilding techniques. Ancient boat building methods can be categorized as one of hide, log, sewn, lashed-plank, clinker (and reverse-clinker), shell-first, and frame-first. While the frame-first technique dominates the modern ship construction industry, the ancients relied primarily on the other techniques to build their watercraft.
A famous 190-million-year-old rock formation in southern Utah known as the "Double Arch" has collapsed, according to national park officials. The popular natural phenomenon - which covered Lake ...