Eight Mummified Children Found in Peru May Have Been Sacrificed in an Ancient Funeral Ritual Archaeologists from Peru recently discovered the remains of Eight mummified sacrificed children, who were apparently the victims of human sacrifice sometime between the years 1,000…
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Scientists reconstruct the Story of Ötzi, the Murdered Iceman In September 1991, German hikers exploring the Tyrolean Alps between Italy and Austria made a shocking discovery: a human corpse. Though officials initially assumed that the man had died recently, archaeologists…
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3,000-Year-Old Skeleton Found in the Philistine Cemetery Had Juglet Stuck to Its Skull Philistines were no “philistines”, say archaeologists who have unearthed a 3,000-year-old cemetery in which members of the biblical nation were buried along with jewelry and perfumed oil.…
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3,600-Year-Old Ancient Giant Hands in Egypt Archaeologists Discovered Pits Full A glimpse into the brutal way warriors proved their prowess 3,600 has been unearthed in Egypt. Archaeologists excavating a palace in the ancient city of Avaris have dug up four…
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2,000-Year-Old Realistic Green Mask Found Nestled Inside an Ancient Pyramid Mexico is filled with incredible archeology that gives clues about its rich pre-Columbian history. One of the most impressive structures, the Pyramid of the Sun, is full of new surprises.…
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Ancient mass sacrifice site reveals hundreds of child and llama skeletons Archaeologists think the ritual, which felled 137 children and 200 llamas, might have been motivated by a recent natural disaster. The Peruvian archaeologist had been midway through a dig…
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Scientists Can Trace Blue Eyes to a Single Ancestor from 6,000 to 10,000 Years Ago in The Origin of Blue Eyes People with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor, according to new research. A team of scientists has tracked…
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Million-year-old DNA from mammoth teeth found in Siberia is the oldest genome ever sequenced Scientists have retrieved DNA from mammoths that had lain in the Siberian permafrost for over a million years, in an elephantine leap forward for the study…
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The Discovery of the Ancient ‘City of Giants’ in Ethiopia Could Rewrite Human History In 2017, a group of archaeologists and researchers discovered a long-forgotten city in eastern Ethiopia’s Harlaa region. It’s known as the ancient ‘City of Giants,’ which was…
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The Skeleton of Child Was Tortured to Death by Stuffing Brick in His Mouth In a gruesome discovery that has shocked the world, the remains of a young child have been found with a brick forced into their mouth. The…
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