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Business Insider: 15 times the heirs to massive fortunes disappeared under mysterious or disturbing circumstances
15 times the heirs to massive fortunes disappeared under mysterious or disturbing circumstances
The harrowing 1973 abduction of John Paul Getty III has inspired numerous films and books. Kidnappers looking for a major payout will often target the heirs of wealthy individuals. Some famous abductions have ended in tragedy when the abductors killed their victim. In other cases, the kidnapped heir survived their ordeal. A handful of heirs have simply never been found. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Namely, having a familial link to an uber-wealthy person could prompt an
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Friday, July 12, 2019
Horizon magazine: Island cores unravel mysteries of ancient Maltese civilisation
Island cores unravel mysteries of ancient Maltese civilisation
The Ä gantija temples of Malta are among the earliest free-standing buildings known. Sedimentary records may also reveal past ecosystems on Tenerife. The mysteries of an ancient civilisation that survived for more than a millennium on the island of Malta – and then collapsed within two generations – have been unravelled by archaeologists who analysed pollen buried deep within the earth and ancient DNA from skulls and bones. It's part of a field of work that is expanding the use of archaeological
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Smithsonian Magazine: Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on the Biblical Philistines
Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on the Biblical Philistines
A team of scientists sequenced genomes from people who lived in a port city on the Mediterranean coast of Israel between the 12th and 8th centuries B.C.
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