Posts Tagged ‘altamura’

Breaking News: Trapped Neanderthal Altamura Man Had A “Third Hand”

Altamura Man was a Neanderthal who lived in southern Italy at least 130,000 years ago. His fossilized skeleton was uncovered by a team of cavers in 1993 AD, entombed within calcite mineral deposits in the karst cave system near Altamura, a town in southern Italy. Altamura Man, the ancient hunter, represents the most complete and […]

Bones found in Welsh pub could belong to Catholic saint John Plessington

     Bones from a quartered body found 140 years ago in a Welsh pub could be those of a lost Catholic saint who was executed for his religious activities, bishops and scientists suspect. The bones are thought to belong to St John Plessington, a Catholic priest who preached in secret before being unmasked and then […]

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