Saqqara Reveals More Exquisite Coffins, Mummies, and Rare Wooden Statues
This is an extraordinary time for anyone interested in Egyptian tombs. A new fascinating film, Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb, has premiered on Netflix. Plus, we...
Archaeology
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Archaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates Jesus
Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating a Celtic iron smelting furnace that pre-dates Jesus, a...
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Study finds that inbreeding and other demographic problems alone could have wiped out Neanderthals
Humans may not have been responsible for the ultimate extinction of the Neanderthals according to a new study by Dutch researchers who wanted to know...
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World’s oldest chess piece could be a rook dating back to the 7th century
The game of chess has been around for a very long time, both fascinating and frustrating players of every age for 1,500 years. Now, one...
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5,000-year-old Peruvian pyramid yields grisly clues of human sacrifice
When they found a mysterious pyramid structure in Peru recently, archaeologists knew they had located something of incredible significance, but upon closer inspection, they came...
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Bizarre Stone Age jewelry made from human teeth found in ancient Turkish city
Archaeologists were recently working in the ancient Turkish city of Çatalhöyük when they happened upon a startling sight: Human teeth that had been modified in...
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7,000-year-old monument three times bigger than Stonehenge discovered in Poland
A huge Stone Age monument has been discovered in Poland, and researchers report the site is 360 feet in diameter, making it three times larger...
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Have the tools used to build ancient monuments been staring us in the face all along?
One main reason why we remain fascinated by ancient structures today is the mystery of how often massive stones were cut and fitted together with...
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Unusual twin Viking boat graves discovered in Norway by archaeologists
Archaeologists made a fascinating find in Norway recently by uncovering not just one ancient Viking boat grave, but two. And the mysterious bit is that...
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Study suggests Neanderthals were wiped out by a common childhood ear infection
Of all the possible ways the Neanderthals may have gone extinct, it turns out that it may have been as simple as a common childhood...
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Researchers reveal 143 new Nazca Lines of strange humanoid beings and a two-headed ‘snake’
A team of researchers from Yamagata University, along with IBM researchers, has found 143 new Nazca Lines in Peru with the help of A.I. technology....
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Infants found buried in Ecuador were wearing ‘helmets’ made from other children’s skulls
Salango is located on the coast of central Ecuador, and archaeologists recently made an astonishing find there: Two infants who had been buried approximately 2,100...
