Archeology
Revealing mysteries million years inside dinosaur fossil mines
Newly discovered quarries contain fossils of many giant animals and reptiles that have been destroyed millions of years ago.
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2,200-year-old prosthesis in a tomb in China
Archaeologists found 2,200-year-old dating horseshoe prostheses buried with a man's remains in the cemetery near Turpan, China.
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Nude figure hidden in Leonardo da Vinci's notebook
The mysterious figure was found in Leonardo da Vinci's notebook, raising doubts about the cause of the painting being erased.
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Big storm reveals 6,000 year old fossil forest
Thousands of people flock to the coast of the Portreath in Cornwall, England, to visit the traces of the 6,000-year-old fossil forest.
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Ruins of Qin Shihuang Palace surfaced on the beach
The seaside palace of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor in China, rose up off the coast of Tuy Trung and Liaoning districts.
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The oldest 1,500-year-old wooden prosthesis in Europe
Archaeologists at the Austrian Archaeological Institute (OeAI) announced on January 14 that an object they believe to be the oldest prosthetic body in Europe, in the for…
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The first massacre in human history
Archaeologists found fossil skeletons of 27 massacred hunter-gatherers 10,000 years ago in Nataruk, near Lake Turkana, Kenya.
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Discover a secret tunnel inside the ancient Hittile castle
After excavating a castle in central Turkey, archaeologists discovered a secret tunnel built by the Hittites about 4,000 years.
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Catacombs contain more than 50 mummies of Egyptian royalty
Discovered by a stray goat, a grave on the cliff in Thebes, Egypt, which is home to dozens of pharaoh's mummies, queens and princesses from many dynasties.
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Nanny Maia may be the sister of Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Archaeologists believe Maia, the nanny of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, could be his sister.
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The spell on the 1,300-year-old roll of paper in Jordan
Using computerized tomography and image processing software, Danish and German scientists discovered mantras on small rolls of foil, written 1,300 years ago in Jordan.
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The first city of China in the time of King Yao
Dao Tu relic in Son Tay province is the capital of the time of King Nghieu - the earliest dynasty of China in the beginning.
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Can we dig 'brick phone' nearly 1000 years ago?
Unexpectedly, archaeologists recently found an artifact like an 800-year-old mobile phone.
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The ship brought Egyptian pharaohs to the afterlife
Egyptian pharaohs believe that the Abydos boat representing the cycle of life regeneration will help them reincarnate after death.
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Ancient Mexican tribe raised lion leopard with human flesh
A group of American scientists found evidence showing ancient Teotihuacan people in Mexico for lion lions to eat human bodies after sacrificial rites.