Unveiling Gezer: Tracing the Legacy of Ancient Israel’s Powerhouse Gezer used to be a major city. Some 3,000 years ago, this settlement – situated between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem – was considered one of the main regional cities, along with Jerusalem…
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Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Crystal Dagger Unearthed in Spain’s Ancient Tomb Inside an ancient tomb near Seville, researchers found the remains of several individuals buried in a ritualistic fashion, as well as a most striking artifact: a quite beautiful dagger…
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Ancient Roman Shipwreck Marausa 2 Recovered Off Sicily Coast | Maritime Archaeology Discovery A historical shipwreck has been successfully recovered from the seabed off the coast of Misiliscemi in the Trapani area, Sicily. The 11-meter-long Roman commercial transport ship was…
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2,700-Year-Old Sculpture of Assyrian Deity Unearthed in Iraq Since its first excavation in 1992, the remarkably well-preserved lamassu sculpture has survived multiple attacks on cultural heritage in the region. A team of French and Iraqi archaeologists has uncovered a remarkably…
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A Knights Templar’s Secret Tunnel has been Hidden for 700 years Crusaders from the Latin West left an unmistakable imprint on the cities of the Near East throughout the Middle Ages, building castles and fortresses that could resist waves of…
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Gigantic Hand of Hercules could be From the Tallest Marble Statue Ever Made One glance at the giant hand is enough to recognize it was once part of a true masterpiece created by ancient builders. The hand belonged most likely…
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This Ancient Underground City Was Big Enough to House 20,000 People Chicago, like a lot of other modern cities, has a hidden secret: It’s home to miles of passageways deep underground that allow commuters to get from one place to…
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Byzantine Gold Coins Hidden in a Wall in the 7th Century Were Uncovered by Israeli Archaeologists Archaeologists in Israel say 44 pure gold coins dating to the 7th Century have been found hidden in a wall at a nature reserve.…
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Newly Discovered Human-Sized Dinosaur Footprint Is The Largest Ever Found Scientists claim they have found “Australia’s Jurassic Park” along the rocky shores of Western Australia’s remote area of Kimberly. Palaeontologists have found a diverse collection of dinosaur footprints in the…
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Archaeologists Reveal the Face of Peru’s ‘Ice Maiden’ Mummy In a remarkable unveiling, the potential true appearance of “Juanita,” Peru’s iconic mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed over half a millennium ago on the lofty Andean peaks, has been revealed.…
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