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37 Rock-Cut Presses Discovered in Spain May Not Have Been Used Only for Wine

8 June 2026

Archaeologists in Cabezabellosa, in Spain’s Extremadura region, have documented 37 rock-cut presses carved into the landscape, revealing a far larger...

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A Deadly Poison on Ming Dynasty Tools May Be the Oldest Direct Evidence of Surgical Anesthesia

27 May 2026

The oldest direct evidence of surgical anesthesia may have been hiding in traces of red corrosion on two small medical...

This is likely what 2,500-year-old honey looks like, according to new tests using modern techniques. Credit: Luciana da Costa Carvalho

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World’s Oldest Ritual Honey Found in Bronze Jars Beneath Italian Temple

31 July 2025

In a discovery that may represent the world’s oldest ritual honey, researchers have identified the chemical remains of ancient honey...

37 Rock-Cut Presses Discovered in Spain May Not Have Been Used Only for Wine

A Deadly Poison on Ming Dynasty Tools May Be the Oldest Direct Evidence of Surgical Anesthesia

World’s Oldest Ritual Honey Found in Bronze Jars Beneath Italian Temple

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