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Femur believed to be from Jesus’s brother is actually from a person hundreds of years younger

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For more than 1,500 years Catholics have made pilgrimage to Rome’s Santi Apostoli Church to venerate two apostles, St. Philip and St. James the Younger – who is said to have been Jesus’ brother. Bones believed to belong to the martyred saints are enshrined at the basilica and each encasing bears the name of the … Read more

Hand axe made from a hippopotamus femur was used by early ancestors 1.4 MILLION years ago 

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Hand axe made from a hippopotamus femur discovered in Ethiopia was used by early ancestors 1.4 MILLION years ago Archaeologists unearthed an ancient hand axe used by Homo erectus  The tool dates back 1.4 million years and was found in Ethiopia in Africa This hand axe is unique, as it was constructed from a  hippopotamus femur … Read more