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This house built in the 17th century is the oldest surviving home in the United States—and the same family lived in it for 8 generations
Dating to the nascent years of the early beginnings of Massachusetts Bay, the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts, ...
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History with Phil: How a 17th-century 'monster' found new life in modern times
Its presence in a 17th-century engraving was conclusive proof that pterosaurs did not, as scientists had long claimed, go extinct millions of years before humans were around. In fact, these ...
Times Union12d
Grondahl: Charles Gehring translated arcane 17th-century Dutch to explain Albany's history
Charles Gehring, with the help of colleague Janny Venema, completed translations on about 80 percent of 12,000 pages of 17th-century Dutch records of life from Manhattan to Albany and across the ...
Miami Herald10d
Unusual 17th-century military grave puzzled experts. But now, new clues are found
The recent excavation also turned up an array of other artifacts that help paint a picture of daily life in a 17th-century military camp. Among the pieces found were buttons, needles, silver wire ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
A Child From 17th-Century Europe Might Have Rewritten the History of Smallpox
Still, the 17th-century variola virus DNA detected by Duggan ... one of which took the life of that Lithuanian child.
The New York Times8d
Hidden Above a Trap Door, 17th-Century Frescoes Come to Light
Apparently executed during a late 17th century restoration of Cupid and Psyche, the forgotten works were in pristine condition and had been hidden for nearly two centuries. “My first feeling was ...
BBC19d
Rare 17th Century baby memorial to be rehomed
The memorial contains an effigy of Anne and an inscription A rare memorial for a one-month-old baby who died in the 17th Century is being moved into public view after being rediscovered.