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Gilgamesh
(Encyclopedia) GilgameshGilgameshgĭlˈgəmĕsh [key], in Babylonian legend, king of Uruk. He is the hero of the Gilgamesh epic, written on 12 tablets c.2000 b.c. and discovered among the ruins at…Dr. Cornelius
Dr. Cornelius and his mate Zira are the "good apes" in the 1968 sci-fi film Planet of the Apes. Dr. Cornelius is a chimpanzee archaeologist who is sympathetic to human astronaut George Taylor (played…Howard Carter
Howard Carter discovered and excavated the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamen. Howard Carter got his start as an artist, tracing Egyptian hieroglyphics for others, before becoming an…Stonehenge
(Encyclopedia) StonehengeStonehengestōnˈhĕnjˌ [key], group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, S England. Preeminent among megalithic monuments in the British Isles, it is similar to an…archaeology
(Encyclopedia) archaeologyarchaeologyärkēŏlˈəjē [key] [Gr.,=study of beginnings], a branch of anthropology that seeks to document and explain continuity and change and similarities and differences…Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the
(Encyclopedia) Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the, study of the origins of the aboriginal peoples of the Americas. Archaeologists believe humans had entered and occupied much of the Americas…Herod
Mostly remembered as the villain of a gruesome biblical story, Herod was king of Judea from 34 to 4 B.C. He was known in his time for public works and shrewd statesmanship as well as ruthlessness.…King Croesus
The last king of Lydia (c. 560-546 B.C.), Croesus was so famously rich that his name became a byword for wealth in the expression "rich as Croesus." He allied Lydia (in Asia Minor, now Turkey) with…Popcorn
History, science, and good snacky fun by Holly Hartman Popcorn Balls 3 quarts plain popped corn (about 1/3 cup kernels) 1/4 cup butter 10 oz. bag marshmallows food…The Dead Sea Scrolls
The first of the Dead Sea Scroll discoveries occurred in 1947 in Qumran, a village situated about twenty miles east of Jerusalem on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. A young Bedouin shepherd,…Trending
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