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Archaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened with offerings for a goddess — and 'closed' with human bodies
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'Unlike anything seen before': Archaeologists unearth a unique, 11,000-year-old statue of a person riding a leopard from one of the world's earliest settlements
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Stunning Roman-era mosaic discovered in Turkey features 'Emerald' the cat and 'Ocean' the dog
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (449+ words) A cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean were memorialized in a Roman mosaic over 1,800 years ago. Nearly two millennia ago, a wealthy Roman commissioned an intricate, multicolored floor mosaic that depicted two beloved household animals: a cat named…...
'Biggest surprise of my life': Homeowner discovers Denmark's largest Viking Age silver hoard in their backyard
1+ week, 5+ day ago (395+ words) In Denmark, a homeowner digging in their backyard unexpectedly found the country's largest silver hoard from the Viking Age. While building a terrace in their backyard, a homeowner in Denmark discovered the treasure of a lifetime: more than 40 pounds (18.5 kilograms)…...
Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible
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Archeologists used to think women in prehistory wielded no power. Genetic data is upending that idea.
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An ancient 'supervolcano' has been found hiding beneath eastern England. But experts say there's not enough evidence to call it that.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (587+ words) become a kind-of buzz-word," he told Live Science in an email. "It's the deposits of the...
1,400-year-old skeleton found in underground channel in Peru may have belonged to human sacrifice victim
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Guldhøj folding chair: The only completely preserved chair from Bronze Age Europe
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (199+ words) The remarkably preserved wooden folding chair was likely a status symbol and was found in the grave of a Bronze Age chieftain. Remains of a Bronze Age folding chair were found in a chieftain's grave in Denmark. Name: Guldhøj folding…...
Excavation in Poland reveals Stone Age man buried with decapitated heads and a tooth necklace
1+ week, 1+ day ago (446+ words) A Stone Age burial of a man with a toothy necklace and human skulls surprised archaeologists excavating in Poland. Archaeologists were excavating in a Roman-period cemetery in Poland when they came across something extremely unusual: the grave of a man…...