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50 ancient coffins uncovered at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis
Wooden sarcophagi discovered at site south of Cairo along with funerary temple of Queen Naert
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Caligula’s Garden of Delights, Unearthed and Restored
Relics from the favorite hideaway of ancient Rome’s most infamous tyrant have been recovered and put on display by archaeologists.
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This is how hominins adapted to a changing world 2 million years ago
Early hominins succeeded by being generalists with basic, versatile tools.
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Archaeologists in Turkey Unearth 2,500-Year-Old Temple of Aphrodite
An inscription found at the site—dedicated to the Greek goddess of love and beauty—states, "This is the sacred area"
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Italy Will Rebuild the Colosseum's Floor, Restoring Arena to Its Gladiator-Era Glory
Officials plan to host concerts and theater productions on the new, retractable platform
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Squatters issue death threats to archaeologist who discovered oldest city in the Americas
Squatters reportedly belonging to one family claim site of 5,000 year-old ruins was given to them in the 1970s
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Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii
Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.
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Here is the list of top 10 Archaeological Discoveries of 2020
Archaeology is the closest thing we have to a time machine. Instead of using flux capacitors, however, archaeologists rely on technology like ground-penetrating radar, scanning electron microscopes, DNA sequencing, and of course, the good-old-fashioned shovel.
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A newfound feathered dinosaur sported fuzz and weird rods on its shoulders
A Brazilian dinosaur with stiffened pairs of ribbonlike feathers emerging from the shoulders is unlike any found before.
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Archaeologists Believe They've Unearthed Jesus's Childhood Home
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence at a place believed to be the historical Jesus of Nazareth’s birthplace. Researcher Ken Dark, a professor at the University of Reading, has a new book about more than a century of archaeological digs at the Nazareth Convent site in the north of modern-day Israel.
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'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest
Tens of thousands of ice age paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years ago
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Ancient Greek god's bust found during Athens sewage work
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A bust of the ancient god Hermes, in good condition, was discovered in central Athens during sewage work, authorities said Sunday.
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Newly Unearthed Skull Reveals How Ancient Hominids Evolved to Survive a Changing Climate
"Paranthropus robustus" evolved sturdier skulls to be able to eat new, tough vegetation
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How midnight digs at a holy Tibetan cave opened a window to prehistoric humans living on the roof of the world
Early humans called Denisovans lived in a remote mountain cave between 100,000 and 60,000 years ago, and possibly longer still, raising intriguing questions about their relationship to modern humans.
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Miniature Masterpieces
Ancient artists all over the world created images featuring negative silhouettes by spraying paint against an object or stencil held against a rock face. But miniature stenciled figures, those measuring less than five inches, are exceptionally rare in ancient artwork.
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Neanderthals And Humans Were at War For Over 100,000 Years, Evidence Shows
Around 600,000 years ago, humanity split in two. One group stayed in Africa, evolving into us. The other struck out overland, into Asia, then Europe, becoming Homo neanderthalensis – the Neanderthals. They weren't our ancestors, but a sister species
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Russian Scientists Find A 5,000 Year-Old Skull Of A Person Who Seems To Have Undergone A Failed Brain Surgery
Archeologists have discovered away from an old surgery, called trepanation which included penetrating little openings in the skull. Archeologists have uncovered the skull of a 5,000-year-elderly person in Crimea who went through the antiquated cerebrum medical procedure during the Bronze Age.
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Researchers Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Maya Water Filtration System
The city of Tikal purified one of its reservoirs with technology comparable to modern systems
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Beautifully preserved cave bears emerge from Siberian permafrost
Two finds recently unearthed the frozen remains of an adult cave bear and a cub.
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A Human Toddler and a Mammoth Crossed Paths in Ancient New Mexico
Fossilized footprints reveal the interactions of people and animals over 10,000 years ago in White Sands National Park.
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