Million-Year-Old Mammoth Genomes Break Records for Ancient DNA Discovery Teeth from mammoths buried in the Siberian permafrost for more than a million years have led to the world’s oldest known DNA being sequenced, according to a study that shines a…
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Ancient Erotic Pottery in Peru: A Novel Approach to Prostate Cancer Prevention The Larco Museum in Peru boasts one of the finest collections of pre-Columbian Mochica sculptures in the world — and most of them are very sexually explicit. But…
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70 Metallic Books That Could Change The Biblical Story This incredible discovery could prove to be the most important thing since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The ancient collection of 70 tiny books bound with wire, could reveal some…
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193-Million-Year-Old Nesting Ground Reveals Evidence of Herding Behavior in Early Dinosaurs A 193-million-year-old nesting ground containing more than 100 dinosaurs’ eggs is upending palaeontologists’ understanding of an early dinosaur species. Research published Thursday describes a collection of eggs and juvenile and…
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Ancient Egyptian Military Officer’s Tomb Discovered near Giza Plateau A Czech archaeological mission working near the Giza plateau has uncovered the tomb of an ancient Egyptian military official who commanded battalions made up of foreign soldiers, according to a statement…
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Unique Viking Sword Discovery in Stavanger: Shedding New Light on North Sea Voyages The sword was found in three pieces by two metal detector enthusiasts, independent of each other, in the Jåttå/Gausel area in Stavanger, already renowned for the grave…
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Severe Drought Unveils Ruins of Hidden Ancient ‘Bridge of Nero’ in Rome A severe drought in Italy has revealed an archaeological treasure in Rome: a bridge reportedly built by the Roman emperor Nero that is usually submerged under the waters…
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The Legendary Emerald Tablet and its Secrets of the Universe The origins of Western alchemy can be traced back to Hellenistic Egypt, in particular to the city of Alexandria. One of the most important characters in the mythology of alchemy…
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The Enigma of the 7,000-Year-Old Elongated Skull Mummies in Chile The Chinchorro culture existed on the coast of present-day northern Chile and southern Peru as much as 9,000 years ago, and interestingly they purposefully mummified their dead. Mummification first arose…
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Holding Hands for 5,000 Years, a Couple with Mysterious Jade Rings and Dagger Bronze Age burial near Lake Baikal intrigues archaeologists who have not yet revealed the contents of the leather pouch between man’s kneecaps. Experts speculate that this ancient…
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