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Inside the centennial time capsule, officials found 15 artifacts dating back to 1924 and earlier, including a film of the 1921 groundbreaking for the memorial, the 1917 Declaration of War and a ...
John Alfred Tinniswood (26 August 1912 – 25 November 2024) was a British supercentenarian who was the world's oldest verified living man from the death of 112-year-old Shi Ping of China on 29 June 2024 until his own death on 25 November 2024, at the age of 112 years and 91 days.
An 18.6 m (61 ft) long Neolithic passage grave with 12th century (medieval) chapel above [13] and World War II structures. [14] [15] Knap of Howar: United Kingdom Europe: 3700 BCE House Oldest preserved stone house in north west Europe. [16] [17] [18] Ġgantija: Malta: Europe: 3700 BCE Temple Two structures on the island of Gozo. The second was ...
Lomekwi is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Turkana Lake in Kenya.It is an important milestone in the history of human archaeology. An archaeological team from Stony Brook University in the United States discovered traces of Lomekwi by chance in July 2011, and made substantial progress four years after in-depth excavations.
He started digging — and found an unusual World War II artifact. As the farmer in Kostolná-Záriečie dug, a circular concrete structure started to emerge, the Monument Office of the Slovak ...
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
The 5,600-year-old flint dagger was linked to a Neolithic community known as the Lublin-Volhynia culture, officials said. This community thrived in modern-day southeastern Poland between 4100 B.C ...
World's oldest man and oldest ever British man. Oldest veteran ever to see action. Lived in Brighton, Sussex. [48] [49] [50] United Kingdom: Claude Choules: 3 March 1901: 5 May 2011 (110) Last living combatant of World War I. [51] Last seaman. Last veteran who served in both World Wars. Last male veteran. Joined in 1916. Last witness to the ...