Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct, climate change did According to a statement released by the University of Cambridge, humans did not cause the extinction of the woolly mammoths, even though they are known to have hunted mammoths…
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1,000-Year-Old Skeletons ‘Wrapped in Textiles’ and ‘Buried in Seated Position’ Looking Out to Sea The remains of four bodies dating back to 1,000AD have been discovered in a strange sitting position in a series of tombs. Archaeologists discovered the skeletons…
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A perfectly preserved 700-year-old mummy in brown liquid looked only a few months old The skin of a mummy discovered by accident had been perfectly preserved for over 700 years. Road workers stumbled upon a jaw-dropping corpse belonging to a…
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Rare Roman Cavalry Swords And Toys Unearthed Along Hadrian’s Wall Swords, arrowheads and ballista bolts amongst a cache of artifacts discovered during cavalry barrack excavations at Roman Vindolanda. Archaeologists at the Roman fort of Vindolanda have made one remarkable discovery…
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Three Roman Shipwrecks Discovered Off Tunisian Coast – One Is 2,000-Year-Old It’s impossible to say how many Ancient shipwrecks can be found throughout the Mediterranean. Many civilizations, such as Egyptians, Phoenicians, Romans, and Greeks, were constantly present in the Mediterranean,…
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A “Fast Food” Shop Is Uncovered In Pompeii, Depicting Some Of The Dishes They Would Eat The ancient world was much more lively and colorful than many of us give it credit for. Some discoveries also show just how similar…
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The 700,000-year-old Skull in a Greek cave completely shatters the Out of Africa theory The “Petralona Man,” or “Petralona Archanthropus” is a 700,000 years old human skull found in 1959. Since then, scientists have tried to locate the origin of this…
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Skeleton With Stone-Encrusted Teeth Found In Mexico Ancient Ruins Archaeologists in Mexico have recently uncovered a 1,600-year-old skeleton of a woman who had mineral-encrusted teeth and an intentionally elongated skull – evidence that suggests she was part of her society’s…
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Pornographic Pompeii wall paintings reveal the raunchy services offered in ancient Roman brothels 2,000 years ago The sexual behaviours of ancient Italians have been exposed in wall paintings found in a renowned Pompeii brothel. The ‘Lupanar of Pompeii‘ is adorned…
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2,200-Year-Old Stunning Mosaic In Ancient Greek City Of Zeugma In the Ancient Greek town of Zeugma, it actually located in Turkey and three new mosaics have been discovered. The mosaics dating from the 2nd century BC are exceptionally well preserved,…
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