Archaeology
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Analysis Reveals Secret Recipe of Ancient Egyptian Embalming Fluids
Egyptian mummification has been a source of fascination for historians, archaeologists and scientists alike for centuries. A recent study conducted…
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Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
Enrique Jiménez and his team have been working on the digitization of all surviving cuneiform tablets since 2018. Credit: LMU…
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Mask or Masquerade? Skeptic Totally ‘Trashes’ Magical Pagan Masks
For over six decades, it was believed that two wooden objects discovered in Opole, Poland were pagan Slavic masks used…
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LiDAR Reveals Medieval Fortress in Spain, Rewriting History
An ancient 25-acre (10-hectare) fortified settlement found on a hilltop in Galicia was long ago identified as an Iron Age…
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New Insights into the Viking Great Army: Cremation Site Unveils Surprising Details
The Viking warriors who invaded England in the late ninth century have long been a topic of fascination for historians…
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Neanderthals hunted, butchered massive elephants: study
Neanderthals hunted and butchered huge elephants, according to a new study. This photo shows deep cut marks on the heel…
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First solid scientific evidence that Vikings brought animals to Britain
Fragment of a sampled cremated horse radius/ulna from burial mound 50 at Heath Wood. Credit: Jeff Veitch, Durham University. Archaeologists…
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New Study Debunks the “Ruthless Vikings, Helpless Monks” Narrative
Medieval English monasteries didn’t just passively cave in to the long-running Viking attacks on English shores that culminated in the…
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Ancient Egyptian workshop has new clues
This illustration provided by Nikola Nevenov in January 2023 depicts a priest during an embalming process in an underground chamber…
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A Glittering Piece of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon’s History Discovered
A historic gold pendant and chain, believed to be associated with Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, has been revealed…
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