Archaeology
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Roman Villa Unearthed in Northern Yorkshire is First of its Kind
Excavations at a proposed construction site in suburban Scarborough in northern Yorkshire, England have revealed the remains of a grand…
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Lost Jacobite Gold and the 275th Anniversary of the ‘Skirmish of Tongue’
Today marks the 275th anniversary of The Battle of Culloden , which was fought three miles east of Inverness at…
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Bronze Mirrors Unearthed in China Still Reflect After 2,000 Years
More than 80 exquisite bronze mirrors in excellent condition have been discovered in a large Han Dynasty tomb in China,…
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Oldest piece of writing ever found in Israel identified on ancient shard of pottery
Early alphabetic inscription on a White Slip II rim sherd (figure by J. Dye, Austrian Academy of Sciences). Credit: Antiquity…
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87 Neanderthal footprints found on an ancient Iberian shoreline
Hominin footprints from Matalascañas site. (a) Detail view of some footprints. (a1) M2020-93, (a2) M2020-17, (a3) M2020-15, (a4) M2020-06, (a5)…
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Leonardo da Vinci definitely did not sculpt the Flora bust
The Flora wax bust. Credit: SMB-SPK “It is machination, it is deception,” said the director general of the Berlin Royal…
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Nok Culture Pottery Reveals Honey Hunting Happened 3,500 Years Ago
Honey hunting is a practice of gathering honey from domesticated or wild bee colonies and hives. It is a practice…
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Laos jars are slowly revealing their secrets
by Dr Louise Shewan, Dr Dougald O’reilly, and Dr Thonglith Luangkhoth, University of Melbourne Site 2 Jars. The jars are…
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Nuclear DNA from sediments helps unlock ancient human history
Galería de las Estatuas cave site in northern Spain. Credit: Javier Trueba – Madrid Scientific Films The field of ancient…
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2020, Year of the Deeply Ancient Beasts
Pterodactylus is an extinct genus of pterosaurs whose members are commonly known as pterodactyls. Pterodactylus antiquus was the first pterosaur…
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