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24th August AD 79: Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii & Herculaneum

  • 24th August 2020
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Italy, Natural Disaster, Roman Empire, Rome, Volcano

The 24th August AD 79 is traditionally believed to have been the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out numerous Roman settlements including Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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12th August 1990: Sue, the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, discovered by Susan Hendrickson

  • 12th August 2020
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Dinosaur, Paleontology, South Dakota

The most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever unearthed was discovered by palaeontologist Susan Hendrickson.

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17th May 1902: Ancient Antikythera Mechanism ‘computer’ identified

  • 17th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Computing, Diving, Greece

On the 17th May 1902, an ancient analogue computer known as the Antikythera mechanism was first identified by Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais.

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21st September 1915: Cecil Chubb, Stonehenge’s last private owner, wins it at auction

  • 21st September 2019
  • Tagged as: Ancient, Archaeology, Auction, Britain, England, Neolithic, Stonehenge

Cecil Chubb became the last private owner of Stonehenge, having bought the Neolithic monument at auction.

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24th July 1911: Machu Picchu ‘rediscovered’ by US explorer Hiram Bingham III

  • 24th July 2019
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Exploration, Inca, Machu Picchu, Peru, Spain, USA

Often referred to as the ‘lost city of the Incas’, Machu Picchu was constructed in the middle of the 15th century but was abandoned barely a century later in 1572.

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21st July 1970: Construction of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed

  • 21st July 2019
  • Tagged as: Agriculture, Archaeology, Britain, Economy, Egypt, USA, USSR, Water

On the 21st July 1970, construction was completed on the Aswan High Dam in Egypt.

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19th July 1799: Discovery of the Rosetta Stone reported in Egypt

  • 19th July 2019
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Egypt, England, France, Language, Napoleon

On the 19th July 1799, an announcement was made of the discovery of a slab of rock covered in carvings by French Lieutenant Pierre-François Bouchard in the area around Fort Julien near the Egyptian town of Rashid or, as it also known, Rosetta.

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29th March 1974: Discovery of the Terracotta Army in Xi’an

  • 29th March 2019
  • Tagged as: Ancient China, Archaeology, China, Discovery, Qin

The Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China.

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16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals Tutankhamun’s burial chamber

  • 16th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Discovery, Egypt

On the 16th February 1923, Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

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15th February 1949: The first archaeological excavation at the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls

  • 15th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Israel, Qumran, Religion, West Bank

The first professional archaeological excavation began in the Qumran Caves, the location of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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