How the Ancient Greeks Proved Earth was Round Over 2,000 Years Ago Long before NASA was sending satellites up into space, the ancient Greeks developed a way to determine the world was spherical over 2000 years ago. Despite it being…
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Discovering Caral: The Oldest Civilization in the Americas Caral (also referred to as Caral-Supe) is a stunning ancient city located in the Supe Valley of Peru. Today travellers can visit the Caral Ruins, which are believed to be the remains…
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Prehistoric “Poop” Found At Stonehenge Gives Insight Into Ancient Humans A study of ancient faeces uncovered at a settlement thought to have housed builders of the famous stone monument suggests that parasites got consumed via badly cooked cow offal during…
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Mysteries Of Ancient Egypt: The Unfinished Obelisk Of Aswan Abandoned thousands of years ago in the quarries of northern Aswan, ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk is a mass of granite 40 meters long (138 feet) and more than 1,090 tons (1,200…
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Magnificent Royal Celtic Tomb Discovered in France Archaeologists have uncovered an extraordinary 2,500-year-old grave of a Celtic royal outside the town of Lavau in north-central France. The team has not yet been able to determine the gender of the inhumed…
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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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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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First Female Viking Grave Discovered In Swedish Mountains Archaeologists in Sweden have every reason to be excited after learning a mountain climber came across an extraordinary 1,200-year-old brooch. Based on recent reports, everything indicates the first female Viking grave was…
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Ancient Hidden City Discovered Under Lake Titicaca Five minutes away from the town of Tiquina, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, archaeologists found the remains of an ancient civilization under the lake’s waters. The find was made 10 years ago,…
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Medieval College Building Found in Oxford, England A “lost” Oxford University college has been unearthed during the construction project for new student flats. The former St Mary’s College was founded in 1435 but had already fallen into disrepair 100 years…
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