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A 28,000-year Old Pyramid is Discovered in West Java Indonesia

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Theopetra Cave in Central Greece: The Oldest Human Construction on Earth

The Theopetra Cave is an archeological site situated in Meteora, in the central Greek region of Thessaly. As a result of the archeological excavations that have taken place over the years, it has been revealed that the Theopetra cave was inhabited by human beings as early as 130,000 years ago. Read more...

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Hundreds of gold coins dating to Rome’s Imperial era found in Italy

A literal golden pot was discovered not at the end of the rainbow, but in the basement of an ancient, abandoned Italian theater. During an archeological dig, historians found a broken soapstone amphora-a kind of stone urn-besides the theater, in Como, northern Italy. Read more...

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Scans of Viking pot reveal hidden brooches, gold ingots, and beads

Since researchers conducted a CT scan of the old artefact, the mystery around the contents of a Viking pot has been resolved. Archaeologists had been unable to open the pot to see what was inside, but its weight suggested it was full of treasure. Read more...

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Accidentally Chinese Schoolboy found 66 million-year-old dinosaur eggs

A 10-year-old schoolboy in China, while playing in a lake accidentally discovered a fossilized egg that led to a 66 million-year – old, very rare dinosaur nest. The discovery is just the latest in a town famous for its number of dinosaurs discovered, in particular fossilized eggs. Read more...

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Archaeologists Unearth 2000-year-old Iron Age shield in an impressive ‘warrior grave’ in Yorkshire.

Archaeologists Unearth 2000-year-old Iron Age shield in an impressive ‘warrior grave’ in Yorkshire. An elaborate Iron Age shield found in an impressive 'w

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900,000-year-old footprints of earliest northern Europeans discovered

Footprints left by what could be one of our first human ancestors to appear in Britain on a Norfolk beach. The preserved roads, composed of 49 soft sedimentary rock impressions, are considered to be about 900,000 years old and may change scientists’ understanding of how early humans traveled across the planet. Read more...

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Ancient 3,000-year-old tablet suggests Biblical king may have existed

A recent research of an ancient tablet that is difficult to control indicates that the Biblical King Balak may have been a true historian. But the study’s researchers recommend that people take this finding “with due caution,” and other biblical experts agree.”As the authors admit, this proposal is very tentative,” said Ronald Hendel, a professor of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, who was not involved in the study. Read more...

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Ancient Egyptian tomb found containing 3,800-year-old mummy

A tomb containing Shemai’s mummy, a younger brother of a powerful governor in Egypt, was discovered  near Nile River near Aswan, Egypt. The structure has been in existence for over 3,800 years, archeologists said. Read more...

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Mysterious graves discovered at a 8,500-year old European cemetery

One of Europe’s oldest cemeteries, with graves dating back nearly 8,500 years, was discovered in 2016. The skull of a 6 month old boy and a curious upright burial of a man in the early 20s are two of the most interesting discoveries. Read more…

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Scandinavian Warrior Graves Unearthed In Poland

Archeologists in Poland were shocked to find the bones of the Scandinavian people, rather than the early Piast elite, discovered in a medieval graveyard in the village of Cieplo, East Pomerano, Poland. Read more...

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Rare sighting of endangered megabat in Philippines

The Giant Golden Crowned Flying Fox Bat is a unusual and very long species. These are usually so long that they are sometimes seen draped around the body like a cloak.The wings will finish up to five feet long When completely displayed. They weigh about 2.5 pounds. Read more…

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Tang Dynasty noblewoman buried with her donkeys, for the love of polo

Scientists discovered the first evidence that nobles in imperial China played donkey polo, in the tomb of a rich, influential woman who died in Sian more than 2,000 years ago.The lady, called Cui Shi, was buried with   donkeys, probably so she could keep playing donkey polo in the afterlife, researchers reported in a new study. Read more...

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Iron Age Temple Uncovered in Jerusalem Challenges Biblical Claim

Perhaps Solomon’s famous Temple was not the first or only Holy Temple in the world. Dating to around 900 BC, an Iron Age temple located near Jerusalem negates the long-held idea the ancient Kingdom of Judah (southern Israel) only had one temple, the First Temple, better known as Solomon’s Temple, which was operational between 10th century BC until it was destroyed in 586 BC. Read more...

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Mutilated Remains Surface From 6,000-Year-Old French Massacre

remains of a 6,000-year-old genocide in alsace, north east of france, have been uncoverd by archaeologist.  According to a team from the national Center for archeological preservation (Inrap) 10 bodies were discovered in one of 300 ancient silos, used to store grain and other items. Read more...

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A 7,700-Year-Old Case of Death During Childbirth in Siberia

Archeologists say that in Siberia they made a grim discovery: a grave of a young mother and of her twins who died about 7,700 years ago during a difficult birth.Researchers said, ‘The finding may be the oldest confirmed evidence of twins in history and one of the earliest examples of death during childbirth’. Read more...

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A Roman “laguncula” (water bottle) of the 4th century AD discovered in France

Archeologist Carlo Di Clemente: Exceptional conservation condition, very few other specimens from excavations have been discovered. The military bottle dates back to the second half of the 19th century, it was invented by the Romans.One of these has just been found, in extraordinary conservation conditions, in the town of Seynod, in south-eastern France. Read more...