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Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old tavern in southern Iraq’s Lagash site

February 08, 2023 -

Holly Pittman, director of the Lagash dig project, teamed up with colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and University of Pisa in Italy for a fourth expedition to the site last fall. Using high-tech tools, the team accurately located trenches and proceeded to unearth ceramic figures and another kiln.

The archaeologists used drone photography and thermal imaging; magnetometry, which captures the magnetic intensity of buried articles; and microstratigraphic ...

Maryland tavern under investigation for hosting “USA Themed Party” that upset liberals

January 13, 2021 -

The Clarksburg Tavern in Clarksburg, Md., will now "be analyzed and appropriate actions taken," according to Mary Anderson, spokesperson for the county's Health and Human Services Department. "We would expect a decision early next week" as to whether any action will be taken, she added.

It all began at 9pm on Jan. 11, when party attendees showed up at the venue, many of them unmasked – gasp! People were seen inside the facility eating and drinking while listening ...

Researchers discover ruins of lost colonial tavern in North Carolina: Cache of artifacts is a “time capsule” of history

February 15, 2020 -

In 2018, an archaeology student from East Carolina University (ECU) poked around the area using ground-penetrating radar and found one structure, presumably one of the buildings burned by the British Army, that measured roughly 15 feet by 25 feet, and buried around five feet under the earth. The area is a historical site, so these kinds of ruined buildings aren't uncommon. However, what's fascinating about this case is that, according to records and historical maps of Brunswick ...

127 Pizza Hut branches to close down as franchisee files for bankruptcy

September 30, 2024 -

Moreover, some 15 locations of the pizza parlor in Indiana and Ohio were abruptly shuttered at the end of June as a result of the dispute. They were in Cedar Lake, Chesterton, Crown Point, Griffith, Hammond, Hobart, LaPorte, Lowell, Merrillville, Michigan City, Munster, Portage, Schererville, Valparaiso and Winfield. (Related: Kevin Hart's vegan food chain closes all locations in California following minimum wage hike for fast-food workers.)

The reason cited a major ...

Prehistoric site described as “real-life Atlantis” – experts in a race against time to retrieve treasures before it disappears again

March 07, 2020 -

The Tuva Republic, one of the federal subjects of the Russian Federation, sits in the so-called Sayan Sea, an artificial reservoir created when the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam, which sits downstream of the site, was made in the Republic of Khakassia in Russia. The dam is Russia's largest power plant, with the reservoir covering some 240 square miles.

During the summer, water in the reservoir retreats for several weeks. This short time period allows archaeologists to examine ...

Chicha, an ancient beverage similar to beer, could have kept an empire intact for a long time, suggest archaeologists

September 22, 2019 -

The former occupants of what is now modern-day Peru, the Waris enjoyed peace and harmony in their corner of South America for 500 years. Their empire only came to an end after the rise of the Incan Empire.

A team of American archaeologists found the ruins of a Wari brewery that got burned down during the collapse of the empire. They investigated the drinking vessels to learn about alcoholic beverages produced by the ancient South Americans.

The Waris brewed ...

First it was kids with autism, now it’s Down syndrome: Trans cult targeting society’s most vulnerable with LGBT indoctrination

December 17, 2018 -

This gross perversion is reportedly taking place at a den of LGBT pride known as the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London, where LGBT-themed voyeur shows have apparently been taking place since the 1960s when homosexuality wasn't even legal in the United Kingdom.

Believe it or not, there's now an entire subculture of perverts that enjoys watching men with Down syndrome cover themselves in makeup and dance around like whores in front of a live audience – a type of live, fetish ...

Archaeologists uncover barracks and artifacts in Colonial Williamsburg from America’s first soldiers in the Continental Army

June 03, 2024 -

Experts believe that the barracks was constructed between 1776 and 1777 before ultimately being destroyed by the forces of British general Lord Charles Cornwallis in 1781.

The barracks were found during an archaeological excavation of the location identified by the Historic Triangle Recreational Facilities Authority  as the preferred site for a planned regional indoor sports center before the finalization of the project proposal.

This excavation was done in accordance ...

Man in Illinois discovers ancient tunnel beneath his house

June 18, 2021 -

"Had a problem here at the sidewalk and as we were doing some excavating and repacking of the rock here, we discovered this tunnel here," he told Fox 2 Now. "Whatever they built this for, it took a lot of men and a lot of hours. You know, one guy didn't do this."

The brick-lined tunnel is about nine feet high and 60 feet deep, though one end of the tunnel suggests that it probably extends further back. The farmer believes that when the street aboveground was made in 1895, ...

Nurse to sue Texas hospital for mandating workers get vaccinated or risk getting fired

May 18, 2021 -

Bridges, who was honored by her hospital in 2019 for her dedicated service, said that she would refuse to get the vaccine even if it meant getting fired. Though she understood the need for safety measures, she said she wants to wait until the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has gathered enough data to prove the new vaccines are safe."All we're asking is just more time," the healthcare worker told KHOU 11. "In the meantime, we'll wear N-95s, face shields. We'll do what ...

Wisconsin reopens for business after court strikes down stay-at-home order

May 18, 2020 -

Meanwhile, Nick’s Bar in Platteville posted a photo on Twitter showing how the establishment was packed with people, none of whom were wearing masks or observing social distancing.

https://twitter.com/nicksonsec/status/1260746591918608386

Amy Ollman, who owns Remington’s River Inn in Thiensville, was already thinking of reopening the place before the ruling.

“Top to bottom, left to right, we cleaned this entire place,” she told Reuters. “It’s time to get back ...

Injured Amazon workers turn to crowdfunding to pay bills as company denies their requests for compensation and disability benefits

July 01, 2024 -

According to the interviews of Amazon employees who were injured while working in the tech giant's warehouses, the company has been ignoring their concerns about the physical strains of warehouse work, denying requests for compensation or benefits after injuries and prioritizing productivity above all else.

Keith Williams, a worker at Amazon's SWF1 warehouse in Rock Tavern, New York, was loading containers by himself when a computer desk fell on him, striking the back of ...

CHILD ROBBERS targeting NYC bars, bragging that police CAN’T ARREST them

September 13, 2023 -

One bar owner came forward and recounted his experience with the child robbers. Jacob Rabinowitz, who owns the Amsterdam Ale House on West 76th Street, was at his bar on the evening of Sept. 9. He spotted a child who victimized his patrons in February panhandling outside his business, prompting him to chase the boy away.

He went on to warn other businesses about the child's criminal actions but was threatened by the young culprit. "He said he was going to beat my ass....

California restaurants to remain open despite lockdown orders as owners try to survive government tyranny

December 23, 2020 -

"We are at a tipping point in our fight against the virus," said Gov. Gavin Newsom. With the new order, health officials hope to flatten the curve and reduce the stress on the state's intensive care units. However, restaurant owners are at a tipping point as well.

In fact, restaurant owners in a number of counties, including Orange, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino and Contra Costa are fighting back.

Jimmy Eliopoulos, owner of Crumbs in Contra Costa, said he ...

Fresh finds from a cave in Mexico suggest humans populated North America earlier than currently known, rewriting the prehistoric first settlers

August 11, 2020 -

This finding, published in the journal Nature, could rewrite the currently accepted narrative based on the "Clovis first" theory. According to this account, Clovis hunter-gatherers are the first to occupy North America. They crossed the Bering Strait land bridge that is now submerged in ocean waters. This occurred just a short time after the Last Glacial Maximum, a period during the last Ice Age where ice sheets were at their peak and sea levels were 400 feet lower than they ...

EXCLUSIVE: Jill Biden’s ex-husband exposes Joe’s adulterous affair, lies, and campaign bribery

August 14, 2020 - Jill Biden’s ex-husband Bill Stevenson has completed an autobiographical book manuscript to be published before November’s election in which he devotes 80 pages to new bombshell details about Joe and Jill Biden, NATIONAL FILE has exclusively learned. The book claims that Joe and Jill began their romance in Delaware earlier than they have publicly stated, while Jill was still married to Stevenson, and that their affair led Stevenson to break up his marriage to Jill.

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Whitlock: Ignoring the concerns of Trump supporters will destroy America

January 09, 2021 -

(Article by Jason Whitlock republished from TheBlaze.com)

They took pictures seated at Nancy Pelosi's desk. They shoved furniture out of place. They pushed their way past unprepared and overwhelmed law enforcement. They shattered a window or two.

If not for police shooting and killing an unarmed, female 14-year Air Force veteran, the protest staged by Trump supporters would have more in common with a 1950s fraternity panty raid than political riot.

Here, ...