In 1978, scientists from the Museum of Anthropology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens began investigations in the Apidima cave, in southern Greece. During these excavations, the fragmented remains of two fossilized skulls were found, called Apidima 1 and Apidima 2. However, at that time, the fossils could neither be analyzed nor accurately dated due to the absence of an associated archaeological context.
A study by two researchers from the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Ecole Nationale des Chartes has concluded that Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), born in Paris in 1622, was the author of his theatrical works. The results of the work have been published in the journal Science Advances.
The researcher at the National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN-CSIC) Jan van der Made has described a more recent descendant of Megaloceros savini, which is a dwarf form of the giant deer group. The new species, called Megaloceros matritensis, is closely related with others of the genus of giant deer Megaloceros.
In addition, archaeologists discovered charred remains of a hazelnut shell that dates back to the Mesolithic and is more than 7,000 years old. The remains of an important Bronze Age monument, dating back more than 4,000 years, and of a possible camp prehistoric, they were found in the town of Beaulieu, located in the county of Hampshire, in the United Kingdom.
VITAL STATISTICSBORN: 1835 in Swedesboro, NJ.DIED: 1864 in Kennesaw Mountain.CAMPAIGNS: Shiloh, Corinth, Perryville, Stone& 39;s River, Chickamauga,Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Knoxville, Atlanta, Kennesaw Mountain.HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED: Brigadier General.BIOGRAPHYCharles Garrison Harker was born on December 2, 1835, in Swedesboro, New Jersey.
Excavators from Israel have announced the discovery of three millennia-old pagan ritual evidence, which supports the hypothesis of pagan worship at Tel Burna back then. Experts suggest that the new finds could shed light on Tel Burna and Canaanite ritual practices.
Located at 3580 Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside, California, Riverside Municipal Museum is a community depository that collects, exhibits, and interprets cultural and natural history.The museum opened its doors on December 12, 1924, when the widow of the business magnate Cornelius Earle Rumsey donated his collection of Native American artifacts to the City of Riverside.
