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On September 13, 2013, speleologists Rick Hunter and Steven Tucker descended deep into South Africa’s Rising Star Cave system and discovered the first evidence of an extraordinary assemblage of hominin fossils. To date, the remains of more than 15 individuals belonging to a previously unknown species of extinct human, dubbed Homo naledi, have been found ...
In ancient times, people put a pair of stone lions in front of the entrance door of government offices, temples, and mansions to ward off evil spirits. Chinese people always regard stone lions as auspicious things and place a pair of them in front of the main entrances of government offices, temples, and mansions. Various ...
In December 2010, the “Hengshan Hanging Temple” in Shanxi was listed in Time Magazine as one the world’s top 10 most precarious buildings. The Hengshan Hanging Temple was built as a functioning temple perched perilously on a cliff in the Jinlong Gorge near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province in China. This ...