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The first Westminster Bridge as painted by Canaletto in 1746

17 SEP 2025 · 4 MIN

Thames River Bones Show 4,000 Years of Prehistoric Human Sacrifice

Centuries of bone discoveries from the River Thames now tell a darker story than previously imagined. Recent scientific analysis of hundreds of human remains pulled from Britain’s most famous waterway reveals deliberate…

The tomb of Columbus in Seville Cathedral, which DNA testing has finally confirmed as the tomb of the explorer. Source: Pom² / CC BY-SA 3.0.

11 OCT 2024 · 2 MIN

DNA Evidence Confirms the Final Resting Place of Columbus

Christopher Columbus is a divisive figure. In some households he is a hero, whereas others consider him much more controversial a figure. Even his final resting place has been the subject of…