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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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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Oldest Known Human Viruses Discovered In 50,000-year-old Neanderthal Remains Researchers from the Federal University of São Paulo have managed to uncover the oldest known human viruses in a set of Neanderthal bones dating from over 50,000 years and they could…
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Historic 3,000-year-old olive tree still producing olives to this day The oldest olive tree in the world is located in the village of Ano Vouves of Kissamos in Chania, Crete, Greece. The ancient tree is 3000 years old, as determined…
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Bronze Age burial chamber discovered on Dartmoor, England Excitement has been felt among archaeologists over the discovery of a Bronze Age burial chamber on Dartmoor, which may provide fresh light on Devon’s prehistoric past. This “enchanting” discovery could rival the…
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