Remains of man who was ‘vaporized’ by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago discovered The skeletal remains of a man whose flesh disintegrated in the heat from Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago have offered a new glimpse into one of history’s most…
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Bows Were Being Used in Europe 40,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought A cave in southern France has revealed evidence of the first use of bows and arrows in Europe by modern humans some 54,000 years ago, far earlier than…
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Cleopatra’s final resting place: Mummies of two high-status Egyptians discovered The mystery behind Egyptian queen Cleopatra’s tomb is immense because nobody appears to know where she was buried. However, archaeologists in Egypt are in all probability, close to cracking the…
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72-million-year-old perfectly preserved Dinosaur embryo discovered inside a fossilized egg in China. A dinosaur embryo perfectly curled up in its fossilized egg was analyzed by a team of researchers in southeastern China. The rundown: The fossil, estimated to be between 72 and 66 million years old,…
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Archaeologists discovered a 9,000-year-old underground megalithic settlement of Atlit Yam In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have uncovered a skeleton in the ancient underground city of Atlit Yam, which is believed to be around 9,000 years old. The well-preserved city, located…
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Face Of Egyptian Man Who Lived 35,000 Years Ago Reconstructed Scientists have reconstructed the face of a man who lived 35,000 years ago in Egypt. His remains, an almost complete skeleton, with the exception of the distal parts of the…
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4000-year-old Ostrich Eggs Discovered in Negev Desert Several ostrich eggs were uncovered in the Negev next to a prehistoric fire pit, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Thursday. “This is a very important find that—with the help of modern scientific methods—can…
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Mysterious Hand Imprint Discovered In 1,000-Year-Old Moat Wall In Jerusalem Around 1,000 years ago, just before the Crusades, a deep 10-meter large moat was hewn into the rock surrounding the walls of Jerusalem. Carved into the rock was also a…
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Ancient Oil Lamp Find Sheds Light on Middle Eastern History During a hike in the Beit She’an Valley, 7-year-old Hadas Goldberg-Kedar and her mother, Ayelet, discovered an ancient clay oil lamp that turned out to be a well-preserved pottery vessel…
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The 2,700-Year-Old Pot Found by Scientists Is the World’s Oldest Marijuana Stash Nearly two pounds of still-green plant material found in a 2,700-year-old grave in the Gobi Desert has just been identified as the world’s oldest marijuana stash, according to…
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