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Dec 27, 2024 |
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5 Unsolved Mysteries of King Tut's Tomb
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A recent imaging scan hints at hidden chambers that could offer insights into questions surrounding the life and death of the boy pharaoh and his place in Egyptian history
Scientific American
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The ugliest fossil reptiles who roamed China
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Long before the dinosaurs, hefty herbivores called pareiasaurs ruled Earth. Now, for the first time, a detailed investigation of all Chinese specimens of these creatures -- often described as the 'ugliest fossil reptiles' -- has b
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Neanderthal-Human Sex Happened Earlier
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A Neanderthal woman from Siberia with human DNA may suggest we should no longer consider Neanderthals separate from the human race.
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Archaeologists Unearth Ottoman War Camel in Austria
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“The partly excavated skeleton was at first suspected to be a large horse or cattle. But one look at the cervical vertebrae, the lower jaw and the metacarpal bones immediately revealed that this was a camel,” said Dr Galik, wh
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Royal Entryway Discovered at Herod’s Palace
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A monumental entryway to the Herodian Hilltop Palace at Herodium National Park has been unearthed by a team from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The entryway features a complex system of arches spanning its width on three sepa
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7,500-Year-Old Well Excavated at an Underwater Site
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A fresh-water well in the submerged Neolithic site of Kfar Samir in Israel is being investigated by a team including Ehud Galili of the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Haifa, and Jonathan Benjamin of Flinders Un
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Behind Tomb Connected to Alexander the Great, Intrigue Worthy of
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Over the past three months, archaeologist Katerina Peristeri and her team have made a series of tantalizing discoveries in the tomb, from columns sculpted masterfully in the shapes of young women to a mosaic floor depicting the ab
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Graves of 'vampires' discovered in Poland were cholera victims
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When archaeologists discovered graves in Poland where the dead had been buried with sickles across their throats and rocks under their chins, they assumed the unfortunate victims were suspected vampires. But a new study suggests t
Latest Science News
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Ancient Mythical Carvings Found
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cemetery dating back roughly 1,700 years has been discovered along part of the Silk Road, a series of ancient trade routes that once connected China to the Roman Empire. The cemetery was found in the city of Kucha, which is locate
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Bronze Bell from Long-Lost Arctic Shipwreck Revealed
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Divers recovered a bronze bell from the wreck of the HMS Erebus, a British ship that was missing for nearly 170 years after an ill-fated expedition to the Canadian Arctic.
In 1845, British Royal Navy officer and explorer John F
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Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old 'CD-ROM' Code Cracked
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A fired-clay disk from the Second Millenium B.C. may finally have had some of its markings decoded. The mysterious "Phaistos disk," found in 1908 in a palace called Phaistos on the island of Crete, contains symbols on both sides,
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New Generation Takes on Ancient Egypt
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Five years ago, if archaeologists digging up pharaonic ruins in Egypt found any human bones, they would usually throw them away. “Most Egyptian archaeological missions looked at human remains as garbage,” said Afaf Wahba, a yo
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Marble Door Revealed in Greek Tomb
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Archaeologists excavating the large and mysterious mound at the Kasta Hill site at Amphipolis, Greece, have unearthed a broken marble door, Greece’s Culture Ministry announced today.
Made from marble brought from the island o
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More Than 50 'Nazca Lines' Found in Kazakhstan
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More than 50 geoglyphs with various shapes and sizes, including a massive swastika, have been discovered across northern Kazakhstan in Central Asia, say archaeologists.
Powerful things can often derive from simple principles,
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Byzantine-Era Monastery Discovered in Israel
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“We believe this is the site of a monastery from the Byzantine period,” said Dr Irene Zilberbod, excavation director of the IAA. “It is true we did not find a church at the site or an inscription or any other unequivocal evi
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DNA Places Third Group in European Descendent Mix
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Modern Europeans are descended from three major groups of ancient humans, not two as was previously thought, according to a gene analysis published on Wednesday.
Until now, the mainstream theory was that Europeans descended fro
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3rd Room of Ancient Greek Tomb Revealed
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Archaeologists say they've had a peek inside another room in a monumental ancient tomb in Greek Macedonia that is believed to date back to the era of Alexander the Great.
The ongoing excavations at the Kasta Hill burial mound i
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Female Greek Guard Statues Fully Revealed
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Two female statues partially unearthed in in a Greek tomb on Saturday are full body sculptures crafted with great skill, according to new pictures released by the Greek culture ministry. The female sculptures were found inside a m
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‘Ottoman shopping malls’ revealed in Van excavations
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Ongoing excavations in the old city of Van have shed light on the lifestyles, social conditions and dietary habits of the city’s inhabitants from the Ottoman era, revealing bazaar structures that resemble modern-day shopping mal
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Armor Made of Bones Found in Bronze Age Grave
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Archaeologists in Siberia have unearthed Bronze Age armor crafted from bones in an outfit that George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy character "Rattleshirt" might have worn.
Dating to between 3,900 and 3,500 years old, the armor wa
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Lost Ship from Ill-Fated Arctic Quest Discovered
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In 1845, two doomed British ships set sail for the Canadian Arctic to end a legendary quest for the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. After the expedition became trapped in ice, both vessels and all 129 men on board were los
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3,000-Year-Old Golden Bowl Hides Grisly Tale
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In 1958, archaeologists were digging through the ruins of a burned Iron Age citadel called Hasanlu in northwestern Iran when they pulled a spectacular, albeit crushed, golden bowl from the layers of destruction.
The 3,000-year-
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Tomb Raiders Likely Plundered Ancient Greek Site
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Archaeologists on Monday entered the antechamber of Greece’s mystery tomb in Amphipolis — only to find another wall blocking the tomb’s interior as well as worrying evidence of looting in the form of a suspicious opening.
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