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Representative Image of centuries-old amphorae resting beside a shipwreck near Andros (AI-generated image) Greece's Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities has confirmed the discovery of an ancient shipwreck resting off the coast of Andros, its cargo of pointed bottom commercial amphorae scattered across the seabed at depths ranging from 39 to 44 metres. A tip off from a private individual first led investigators to the site, and the Greek Ministry of Culture made the find public on July 31, 2026. Based on the style of the pottery recovered, archaeologists have dated the cargo to the late fifth and early fourth centuries BCE, placing it within the late Classical period of ancient Greek history, though officials have been careful to note that this dates the cargo itself rather than the vessel's construction or the actual moment it sank.How many amphorae the Andros shipwreck actually holds Early estimates put the total haul somewhere between 600 and 650 amphorae, though the Ministry..

The female “vampire” with a sickle across her throat found in Pień, Poland PC: Mirosław Blicharski Since 2005, archaeologists have been excavating an unmarked 17th-century cemetery near Pień, close to Ostromecko in Poland, uncovering more than 100 human burials, at least 30 of which show deliberate signs that the dead were pinned down, locked in place or positioned specifically to stop them from rising. Among the most striking finds are a young woman buried with an iron sickle laid across her neck and a triangular padlock fastened to her toe, and a child buried face down with a similar lock placed near the feet. Led by Dariusz Poliński of Nicolaus Copernicus University, the excavation has become one of the most detailed physical records anywhere of what archaeologists call anti-vampire burial practices, measures rooted not in the blood-drinking figure of modern fiction but in an older, more localised fear of revenants, the dead believed capable of returning to harm the living.What anti..

The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, government data showed, a blow to US President Donald Trump’s claims of leading an economic revival as his Republican Party gears up for crucial midterm elections..
The unemployment rate in the world’s largest economy ticked down to 4.1 per cent, according to data published on Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Since taking office for his second term, Trump has unleashed a spate of policies aimed at reviving domestic manufacturing…

AdvertisementChina jobsChinaPoliticsChinese exam fraud ring helped candidates cheat their way to government-funded jobsCandidates for postings in Henan were found to have paid officials for an advance look at the questions in an entrance exam
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenDannie Pengin BeijingPublished: 9:53pm, 7 Aug 2026An organised ring that helped people in the central Chinese province of Henan cheat their way to government-sponsored jobs has been exposed.
An official investigation concluded that a province-wide exam held to fill the posts last month had been compromised by “large-scale, organised cheating” with suspects paying officials overseeing the exam to obtain test papers and the correct answers in advance, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.
The case was the latest in a string of similar crimes as graduates face increasingly fierce competition to get jobs in the civil service or other government-sponsored posts amid faltering economic growth.
The jobs at stake were part of an..