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George Lucas

The Star Wars films of George Lucas have made him one of the most successful moviemakers in history. A 1967 graduate of the film school at USC, George Lucas was still in his 20s when he co-wrote and…

Mary Douglas Leakey Biography

Mary Douglas Leakeyarchaeologist and paleontologistBorn: 2/6/1913Birthplace: London, England Although Mary Leakey made several of the most important archeological discoveries involving early…

Scariest Movies: The Mummy (1932)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next by Beth Rowen The Mummy (1932) Not to be confused with the 1999 remake starring Brendan Fraser. The original, which features horror icon Boris…

Indus valley civilization

(Encyclopedia) Indus valley civilization, ancient civilization that arose about 3300 b.c. in the valley of the Indus River and its tributaries, in the northwestern portion of the Indian subcontinent…

Like Father, Like Daughter

Past evidence uncovered in Israel and France has shown that Neanderthals lived on Earth at the same time as modern Homo sapiens. Neanderthals were found to have lived about 34,000 years ago near…

Ice Age Haute Couture

And other recent science discoveries by Otto Johnson More Discoveries Introduction Antisocial Brain Tissue DeficitNew Orleans, the New Atlantis?First Cloned PigletsSnakes with Legs?Our Ancestors…

How Do We Know About Ancient History?

Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15th, 44 BCE by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, and many other conspirators. Historians agree on the names of the key people involved,…

1896 Olympics

AthensTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsCyclingFencingGymnasticsShootingTennisWeight LiftingWrestling The ruins of ancient Olympia were excavated by the…

2017 Year in Review - Science & Technology News

  Top events for the nation and the world in 2017 Prev Next Frog News Rare Frog Species Captured and Another Species Discovered On February 4, researchers located and captured specimens of…

Etruscan art

(Encyclopedia) Etruscan artEtruscan artĭtrŭsˈkən [key], the art of the inhabitants of ancient Etruria, which, by the 8th cent. b.c., incorporated the area in Italy from Salerno to the Tiber River (…