Archeology
While walking, the woman suddenly found a huge 'treasure'
A European woman accidentally found a treasure buried since the Middle Ages in what archaeologists call a once-in-a-ten-year discovery.
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Discovery of fossilized dinosaur footprints dating back about 120 million years
Fossilized dinosaur footprints from the early Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago, were recently discovered in the mountains of Dinosaur Mountain town, Lufeng…
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Found an intact 2,300-year-old gold ring in the ancient citadel
A 2,300-year-old gold ring was found in the famous ancient City of David.
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The mystery of the lavish ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty keeps robbers away
The ancient tomb of a couple who lived 1,800 years ago remains inexplicably intact among tombs stripped of treasures by robbers.
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The 31,000-ton stone stele of the Chinese emperor
The stone stele with 3 parts: base, body and top, totaling more than 70m high and cast from mountain rock, is so massive that it cannot be moved and is being wasted.
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Should we open the world's oldest bottle of wine?
Over the past few years, contemporary historians have debated whether Speyer wine, the oldest known bottle of wine, should be opened.
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Renovating the wine cellar, shocked by 300 giant monster bones
The terrible bone pit under the floor of a wine cellar in Austria belongs to beasts that lived about 40,000 years ago and are now extinct.
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Unearthed a 300-year-old coin hidden by a Polish scammer
Metal detectorists have unearthed a treasure trove of coins that may have once belonged to a charlatan who hid in the mountains of south-central Poland after scamming pe…
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Cosmic rays shed light on 7,000-year-old Greek village
A powerful cosmic ray caused a spike in radiocarbon levels in an area of Greece in 5259 BC.
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How did prehistoric people make metal objects?
5,000 years ago, people moved from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age thanks to the advent of metallurgy, separating metals from impurities.
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Mysterious 2,000 year old tomb on the side of the road, guarded by a pair of 'divine cows'
A special tomb was found on the side of a highway in Türkiye, belonging to a mysterious ancient tomb complex called Turuş Rock in the ancient city of Tharsa.
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The mystery of the stone engraved with a 1,600-year-old message
A man in England was weeding his garden when he accidentally discovered a stone engraved with a 1,600-year-old message. It is the rare Irish alphabet.
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Experts were stunned by the test results of the 'immortality' drug found in an ancient tomb
Immortal pills or elixirs of life often appear in classic Chinese literary works, but did they really appear in ancient Chinese society?
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How amber creates exquisite fossils that preserve Earth's history
Warm-colored amber samples act as a 3-dimensional window to help scientists recreate ancient ecosystems through the countless animal and plant entities they contain.
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Strange creature 'sealed' in rock for 478 million years: The ancestor of many species
An ancient stone slab in Morocco has preserved intact creatures that could fill an important evolutionary gap.