The German Archaeological Institute’s excavation of the ancient Hittite capital of Hattusa has unearthed a rare iron saw dating to the 3rd century B.C. It is the first saw from this period discovered in Anatolia. Professor Andreas Schachner‚ who leads the excavations‚ told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the iron of the saw was thicker than contemporary saws‚ but otherwise‚ it is very similar to the ones used today. “This shows us that humans do not simply modify working tools‚” he said. Approximately eight inches long‚ the rectangular saw blade has teeth on one long edge that show extensive evidence of wear and tear. It was found on the northwestern slope of the large castle area in a building from the Galatian period. The building was in use around 2‚250 years ago when central Anatolia was occupied by the descendants of the Celts who had invaded Greece in 278 B.C. There are few known examples of saws from this era; later Roman saws are more common. Only the iron blade of the saw has survived. Mounting holes on both sides indicate it had a semicircular handle‚ likely made of a wood‚ that the carpenter would have gripped when moving the blade back and forth.

Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez has issued subpoenas to three Maui agencies in connection with the devastating Aug. 8 wildfire that claimed at least 97 lives and ravaged the historic town of Lahaina‚ according to reports.

Fulton County‚ Georgia‚ prosecutors won't consider plea deals for Donald Trump‚ Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows‚ electing instead to force them to trial‚ The Guardian reported Tuesday.

The presidents of Harvard University‚ the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)‚ and the University of Pennsylvania are set to testify before Congress on Dec. 5‚ addressing the pressing issue of antisemitism on college campuses.

Blake Harris‚ a former top adviser to Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina's now-defunct presidential campaign‚ is now working to get Ron DeSantis the GOP nomination.

Snack and beverage manufacturer PepsiCo will be slashing the amount of sodium in its food products‚ including Lay’s Chips‚ in line with World Health Organization recommendations‚ the company said. By 2030‚ the company plans to hit “two new ambitious nutrition goals‚” PepsiCo announced in a Nov. 14 news release. First‚ it aims to reduce the… The post PepsiCo Announces It’s Changing Lay’s Potato Chip Formula to Meet World Health Organization Standards appeared first on The Federalist Papers.

In a recent disclosure‚ WIRED revealed the existence of a little-known surveillance program‚ Data Analytical Services (DAS)‚ which tracks over a trillion domestic phone records annually in the United States. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden‚ in a letter to the Department of Justice‚ raised serious legal concerns about DAS‚ previously known as Hemisphere. This program‚ in… The post Law Enforcement Snoops on *Trillions* of American Phone Records Under White House Surveillance Program appeared first on The Federalist Papers.

The Democrats and the media have long maintained that the 2020 election was “the most secure election in U.S. history‚” but‚ according to court documents‚ the former general registrar of Prince William…

It was always about the revolution‚ not the children. Of course‚ you knew that. But now a Portland teachers union apparatchik spells it out.The other day I interviewed Xi Van Fleet for my "Adult in the…

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