[ad_1] Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood, according to new research by a team from the University of…
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World’s oldest wooden structure discovered in Zambia
[ad_1] It dates back at least 476,000 years, well before the evolution of Homo sapiens, according to a study describing the find in the journal Nature Archaeologists said on Wednesday…
Man moves from Florida to take over world’s oldest post office
[ad_1] A man who was an “avid stamp collector” as a child has moved to Scotland from Florida with his wife to take over the world’s oldest post office. Barry…
World’s oldest Post Office saved by long-lost descendant living in Florida
[ad_1] The couple later learned that Mrs Ford, who was born in Motherwell, had family ties to the nearby town of Muirkirk. The 57-year-old made the discovery after sorting through…
Why is one of Europe’s oldest lakes receding?
[ad_1] One of Europe’s oldest lakes is shrinking – and it’s putting wildlife at risk of extinction. Water levels at Lake Prespa, one of Europe’s oldest lakes, have reached their…
World’s oldest person, last one of 19th century, dies in Italy at 117
[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Emma Morano, who at 117 was believed to be the world’s oldest person and the last surviving child of the 19th century, died on Saturday, swearing…
thewetumpkaherald.com | Elmore County’s Oldest Newspaper
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Googling for oldest structure in the Americas leads to heaps of debate
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment These days, a black chain-link fence some six feet tall surrounds a pair of gently sloping grass-covered mounds on the main campus of Louisiana State…
Study reveals how Europe’s oldest mummy actually looked while alive
[ad_1] New DNA analysis of Ötzi the Iceman, the oldest human mummy ever discovered in Europe, reveals fascinating new details on how he actually looked. Warning: Video above contains graphic…
Inside the world’s oldest lithography store, printer to Giorgio de Chirico and Cy Twombly
[ad_1] One day in 1796, a 25-year-old Bavarian playwright named Aloys Senefelder was in his workshop polishing a limestone plate when his mother burst into the room. She urged him…