300-Year-Old “Exceptional” Gold and Copper Prosthesis Discovered in Poland Something novel has been discovered by Polish archaeologists excavating the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Krakow; it is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.…
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490-Million-Year-Old Trilobites Reveal Gondwana’s Ancient Geography The humble trilobites may be extinct, but even as fossils, they can teach us much about our planet’s history. Indeed, ancient arthropods from nearly half a billion years ago, including ten newly discovered species, …
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Homeowners Find 14th-Century Lincoln Imp Carving Above Toilet in Lincoln Tracy and Rory Vorster living in Lincoln, England, have discovered a trapdoor in their bathroom with a grotesque face bearing a striking resemblance to the local icon, the Lincoln Imp.…
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Ancient Elite Tomb From the 6th Century Discovered Beneath Parking Lot in Japan Shrubbery intended to illuminate a corner of a nondescript parking lot in Japan’s Nara prefecture turned out to be hiding the tomb of an elite figure from…
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Archaeologists Discover 850-Year-Old Hoard of 170 Medieval Silver Coins in Swedish Grave During archaeological excavations in a medieval graveyard in Brahekyrkan on the Swedish island of Visingsö, archaeologists uncovered about 170 silver coins dating back to the mid-12th century. This…
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Ancient Roman Graves With Funerary Festival Evidence Discovered in Southern France Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling ancient Roman cemetery in southern France containing 1,430 graves and evidence of funerary banquets held in honor of deceased family members. Excavations of the…
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Archaeologists unearth Ancient Greek helmet that may rewrite the history of ancient tribal people Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Greek helmet from burial mounds in southern Croatia, shedding new light on the history of the Illyrians, a tribal people from…
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Sculptures Discovered at Khmer Temple in Cambodia Specialists from the APSARA National Authority (ANA) found more than they bargained for during a recent excavation, with more than 100 pieces of sandstone sculptures uncovered. The ANA’s Department of Preservation and Archaeology…
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Face Of A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal Woman Revealed By Scientists She looks pretty good for 75,000 years old. Particularly given that her skull was smashed into 200 pieces, possibly by a rockfall, before scientists over the last six years meticulously pieced…
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Comparison Of American Languages Detects Waves Of Migration Indigenous people entered North American at least four times between 12,000 and 24,000 years ago, bringing their languages with them, a new linguistic model indicates. The model correlates with archaeological, climatological and…
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