Archaeology

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We Have Been Dumping Bodies in the River Thames for 6,000 Years

Archaeologists have discovered a macabre part of the River...
A tablet with sigils and a bull

Translate this Ancient Script and Earn $1 Million

Nurtured by the alluvial planes of the Indus river,...
ancient footprints preserved in rock

Footprints Preserved in Stone Show Bronze Age People Fleeing Vesuvius Eruption

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed...
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Before Indiana Jones, There Were Other Crystal Skulls

I am prepared to risk it all by admitting...
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Ancient Magician’s Tomb Discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old tomb in Saqqara, Egypt...
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Found: The Site of Alexander the Great’s First Great Battle

Archaeologists have uncovered the long-lost site where Alexander the...
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Archaeologists Uncover Shipwreck From Vasco da Gama’s Final Voyage

Archaeologists think they have identified the ship that took...
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World’s Oldest Alphabet Discovered in Syria

Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest alphabet in human history....
The wooden side of an underwater wreck.

The Mystery of the Centuries-Old Wreck Found in Norway’s Largest Lake

For over 30 years, starting in the 1940s, hundreds...
reconstruction of medieval woman's face

Bringing a ‘Vampire’ Back to Life

Scientists have brought a vampire back from the dead...
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Ancient Artifacts from Meteorite Iron Reveal Secrets of Early Metallurgy

Known as the Treasure of Villena, this horde of...
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Noah’s Ark Shown on Ancient Babylonian Map

Researchers think they have found a depiction of Noah’s...
ancient baby's skeleton

Remains of 17,000-Year-Old Blue-Eyed, Baby Boy Found in Italy

Researchers have sequenced the oldest known genome in Italy....
ancient Mayan pyramid in jungle from the air

Lost Mayan City Discovered Using ‘Found’ Laser Imaging Data

For centuries, a lost Mayan city was buried under...
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Murder Victim From One of the Norse Sagas Really Existed; Remains Found

The Sverris Saga tells the old Norse story of...
A LiDAR image of a buried Silk Road city

Two Lost Cities of the Silk Road Lay Buried For Centuries

Archaeologists have mapped two lost cities of the Silk...
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Underwater Caves Give Clues About Early Homo Sapiens in Sicily

Underwater caves off the coast of Sicily offer new...
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Exploration Mysteries: Did King Solomon’s Mines Really Exist?

In 1934, an archaeologist was digging in the Timna...
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Untouched Burial Crypt Found at Site of Indiana Jones Movie

Talk to any archaeologist, and one of the first...
Skara Brae

Exploration Mysteries: What Happened to Skara Brae?

Frozen in time, abandoned for 4,500 years, and under...
sunken treasure ship, covered in marine growth

The 40-Year Battle Over Who Owns the World’s Most Valuable Shipwreck

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague will...
a black and white photo of a sailor taken in the mid 1800s

DNA Researchers Identify Cannibalized Remains From Lost Franklin Expedition

Another piece of the Franklin Expedition puzzle has dropped...
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Asbads: The Original Windmills of the Middle-East

As the Chinese proverb goes, "When the winds of...
Neanderthals

We Finally Know Where Humans and Neanderthals Interbred

Archaeologists have long known that humans and Neanderthals interbred,...

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