Archaeology
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Mediterranean Bronze Age Collapse Linked to Deadly Typhoid and Plague
A new genetic research project has revealed evidence of the profound impact highly infectious and dangerous diseases may have had…
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Prehistoric Brits used rare rock crystals to mark burial sites, research finds
Credit: University of Manchester Distinctive and rare rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were…
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Researchers decipher ancient chemistry formulas
Knife coins, in use in China around 400 BC, were some of those studied. Credit: The Trustees of the British…
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Innovative Study Reveals the Genius of Ancient Chinese Bronze Makers
After decades of effort by scientists and historians around the world, a pair of researchers from the United Kingdom have…
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Two Huge Stone Olmec Reliefs Depict Rulers in Rare Divine Trance Pose
Massive monuments and two carved limestone Olmec reliefs of local rulers have been recovered from the municipality of Tenosique in…
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Ancient Czech Republic’s Family Is Selling NFTs To Cover Conservation Costs
Using NFTs and the metaverse, a 27-year-old prince from the Czech Republic aims to preserve his family’s 700-year-old castles and…
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Bedroom Furnishings Offer a Glimpse of Middle-class Life in Pompeii
Four new rooms discovered in a house in Pompeii provide a poignant picture of life as it existed for ordinary…
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Evidence of pathogens in ancient DNA could help explain the fall of two civilizations
Location of archaeological sites with evidence of Y. pestis and S. enterica subsp. enterica from the LNBA (A) Map of Eurasia indicating…
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New Pompeii finds highlight middle-class life in doomed city
A picture provide by the Pompeii Archeological site press office, showing the latest discoveries in the ancient city of Pompeii…
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Massive Mosaic Depicting the 12 Labors of Heracles Unearthed in Turkey
Excavations being carried out in the ancient city of Syedra, traced back to 2,900 years ago, continue to shed light…
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