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Woman dies in Forest Hill house fire

A woman has died following a house fire in Melbourne’s east on Wednesday evening. Emergency services were called to a single-storey weatherboard house in Weigela Court, Forest Hill about 7.40pm after reports of a fire. A woman has died in a house fatal. Credit: Paul Rovere Upon arrival, firefighters entered the home wearing breathing apparatus […]

Ancient monument found beneath the Hill of Tara provided more insight into Ireland’s prehistoric past

Using advanced geophysical imaging techniques, archaeologists found traces of an enormous circular structure, thought to be as old as 4,000 years. This prehistoric monument is believed to be a “henge” – a massive ceremonial enclosure – built from timber and stretching over 300 feet in diameter, encircling the top of the hill. No visible structure […]

What are the Old Hill Figures Dotted Around Britain? — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

The Uffington White Horse. Source: World Wind, available here. The description of this activity has been termed “leucippotomy” for the carving of horses and “gigantotomy” for giants (there are currently four of this kind in Britain). Whether these adopted terms are intended to be applied seriously is debatable since they do not appear in the […]