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popularmechanics.com > science > archaeology > a73/61/8737 > bom-jesus-shipwreck

A Geologist Found a “Rock” That Led Him to a Shipwreck Full of Treasure

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (170+ words) The Bom Jesus set sail in March 1533, but it wrecked before it could return with its riches. Those riches took almost 500 years to resurface. “When I started, the artifacts were just sitting there collecting dust. They were deteriorating at a…...

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popularmechanics.com > science > archaeology > a73/62/0902 > blue-demon-ancient-tomb

The 2,500-Year-Old Mystery of the Tomb of the Blue Demons Has Stumped Archaeologists. Until Now.

3+ day, 37+ min ago   (104+ words) The painted creature inside an Etruscan tomb convinced mourners they were under its spell. A Bone Led to a Revolutionary War Mass Grave Why Scientists Buried Thousands of Undies in Soil Early Humans’ Brains Linked to Another Dimension Archaeologists Found…...

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popularmechanics.com > science > archaeology > a73/60/8741 > french-hilltop-lost-city

Construction Was Ready to Begin on a Family Home. Then Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old City.

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (459+ words) Montbellant Hill was first home to a first-century B.C. city before Roman and medieval structures were built on top of it in the ensuing centuries. In a translated statement from the institute, the team wrote that they had discovered groupings of…...

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popularmechanics.com > science > archaeology > a73/60/6639 > imposing-ancient-statue

Archaeologists Found a Mysterious 7-Foot Statue Buried Face Down in an Ancient Roman Road

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (378+ words) The statue’s unique style hints at a vanished empire. “It is very rare to find such monumental sculpture of this period anywhere in the Mediterranean, and this exceptionally well-preserved, unique monument casts important new light on the major arts of…...

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popularmechanics.com > science > environment > a73/58/2888 > soiled-underwear

Scientists Buried 2,000 Pairs of Underwear. Two Months Later, the Disturbing Result Confirmed Their Worst Fears.

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (299+ words) Adding a whole new meaning to the phrase “soiled underwear.” Life begins with dirt. A vast majority of the food we eat originates with soil. Soil helps store carbon, acting as one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth. Soil…...

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popularmechanics.com > video > a73/60/8274 > astounding-pop-mech-show-ep-61-the-mummys-curse-was-realjust-not-for-the-reason-you-think

The Mummy’s Curse Was Real—Just Not for the Reason You Think

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (160+ words) On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Andrew Daniels, Shawn Gorman, and John Gilpatrick discuss the tiny killer lurking inside an ancient Polish tomb. Researchers opened an ancient king’s tomb. Then they started dying. A new Pop…...

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popularmechanics.com > science > archaeology > a73/55/5533 > jug-fortune-in-silver

Archaeologists Found a Fortune in Silver Left Behind by a 15th-Century Plague

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (405+ words) The largest hoard of its kind ever found may mark the moment an epidemic swept through town. Someone in medieval Kolomna, Russia, buried over 2,600 silver coins in a small ceramic jug and never came back for them. Archaeologists working in…...

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popularmechanics.com > science > archaeology > a73/56/1546 > mummy-screaming-3000-years

This Ancient Egyptian Mummy Has Been Screaming for 3,000 Years

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (144+ words) A rare bodily phenomenon may explain how the mummification process preserved her expression of agony for eternity. Her embalmers moved quickly enough to preserve her final spasm before it could fade—and in doing so, preserved a mystery that CT…...

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popularmechanics.com > science > archaeology > a73/54/5420 > turtles-carved-during-ice-age

Archaeologists Dug up 25 Turtles Carved During the Ice Age. Their Purpose Is Still a Mystery.

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (279+ words) Buried in a Turkish cave for millennia, the figurines may point to a long-lost mountain cult. The 25 recently discovered, rudimentarily-carved stone turtle figurines surrounding a curved architectural feature in a cave under Turkey’s Gedikkaya Hill must have had some sort…...

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popularmechanics.com > science > archaeology > a73/57/0919 > celtic-amber-road-town-treasure-discovered

Highway Construction Crew Discovers Celtic Town Full of Treasure

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (548+ words) The Celtic settlement yielded hundreds of coins, amber, jewelry, and luxury ceramics. A Celtic settlement from the second century B.C. discovered in modern-day Czech Republic has yielded an impressive haul of opulence, from hundreds of gold and silver coins to precious…...