The Remarkably Preserved Tomb of the Lord of Sipán, Peru’s Mochican Warrior Priest In 1987, at an archaeological site in Huaca Rajada near Sipán, on the north coast of Peru, an immense complex of unplundered Moche cultural tombs was uncovered.…
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Potential Royal Statue Fragment Unearthed at Shaftesbury Abbey in England The Guardian reports that a team of researchers led by archaeologist Julian Richards unearthed a carved stone head at the site of Shaftesbury Abbey, which was founded as a religious…
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After 3,300 Years, King Tut’s Coffin Leaves His Tomb for the First Time Ever The outermost coffin that once held the body of King Tutankhamun had never left the 3,300-year-old tomb since the time he was first laid to rest.…
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Possible Roman Salt-Making Site Discovered in England’s East Midlands Spalding Today reports that excavations ahead of road construction in England’s East Midlands have uncovered Roman pottery, charcoal, two ditches, and holding tanks that may have been used by the Romans…
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Viking Grave in Denmark Reveals 1,000-Year-Old Mother and Son Burial The Copenhagen Post reports that researchers at the Roskilde Museum have analysed DNA samples from the remains of a man and woman discovered in a 1,000-year-old burial known as the…
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Qasr Al-Farid: The Lonely Nabataean Tomb Carved in the Saudi Desert Among the Dozens of ruins located in the archaeological playground of Mada’in Saleh, one literally stands alone. Carved into a massive boulder, Qasr al-Farid, or “The Lonely Castle,” is…
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Divers Uncover Ancient Temple Submerged Within The ‘Egyptian Atlantis’ The remnants of the ancient submarine temple were found in the ancient sunken town of Heracleion, off the north coast of Egypt, identified as the Atlantic of Egypt. About 1,200 years…
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6,000 Years Older then Stonehenge: Oldest house in Britain discovered to be 11,500 years old It’s small, bulky and unlikely to win architecture awards. But according to archaeologists, this wooden hut is one of Britain’s most important buildings ever designed.…
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Iron Age chariot burial found in East Yorkshire with horses ‘leaping out of the grave’ The Ancient Brits loved their wheels. Indeed they seem to have been so attached to the sports-car-style chariots that they may even have thought they…
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Scotland’s 17th-Century Sand-Covered Settlement Explored According to a report in The Scotsman, Gerry Bigelow of Bates College and his colleagues have found evidence that someone returned to live in the Shetland island settlement of Broo after it was buried under more…
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