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Fossil detection of the first mammal
Archeology

Fossil detection of the first mammal

An almost complete fossil of a scale-sized anteater, like a badger, dates back to the early mammal early on in Mongolia, according to a report by the Vertebrate Paleonto…

December 17, 2018
Strange fossil inside dinosaur belly
Archeology

Strange fossil inside dinosaur belly

The dinosaur fossil has just been found in Liaoning, China has both fossil birds and small dinosaurs inside the stomach, suggesting that the animal once adapted to hunti…

December 17, 2018
Complete 'portrait' of a 50,000 year old girl
Archeology

Complete 'portrait' of a 50,000 year old girl

After analyzing the finger bone fragment gene of an ancient girl, Denisova's hair, skin and eyes were all brown. At the same time, scientists also shed light on genetic…

December 17, 2018
Find a 9,000-year-old animal statue
Archeology

Find a 9,000-year-old animal statue

Israeli archaeologists have discovered two 9,000-year-old animal statues while excavating an area to build a highway a few kilometers north of Jerusalem.

December 17, 2018
Discovering strange artifacts at My Son Sanctuary
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Discovering strange artifacts at My Son Sanctuary

Excavated at the area surrounding the E7 tower of the Cham tower complex at My Son Holy Land, Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam, archaeologists have discovered many strange…

December 17, 2018
Detecting antiques at the bottom of Hoang Sa
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Detecting antiques at the bottom of Hoang Sa

Archaeologists surveyed 12 old sites and discovered 12 new locations, collecting a large number of specimens including pottery, porcelain, coins, ancient ship parts unde…

December 17, 2018
Southeast Asia - the cradle of chickens
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Southeast Asia - the cradle of chickens

New England University experts at Armidale studied ancient DNA (called DNA mitochondria) in 48 ancient chicken bones and found similar traces present in chickens everywh…

December 17, 2018
Redefining the Stone Age dating from poison
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Redefining the Stone Age dating from poison

The analysis of some of the oldest toxic artifacts and drugs shows that the Late Stone Age could begin in Africa 20,000 years earlier than the time that scientists still…

December 17, 2018
Discovered the ancient Maya prince tomb
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Discovered the ancient Maya prince tomb

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an ancient Mayan prince, buried with countless funeral gifts. The tomb dates back to the 8th century, ie 1300 years ago and wa…

December 17, 2018
Discovering 1,000-year-old Cham Pa ruins
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Discovering 1,000-year-old Cham Pa ruins

After more than half a month of excavation, a Cham Pa temple temple dating back to the 10th century has been revealed. This Cham Pa temple temple is at Group 3, Phong Le…

December 17, 2018
Princess mummy 'causes earthquakes'
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Princess mummy 'causes earthquakes'

A seismic intensity of 5.3 on the Richter scale occurs in the Altai Mountains of the Altai republic on July 31. The epicenter of the earthquake is about 28km from Aktash…

December 17, 2018
Egyptian mummy revealed by CT scanner
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Egyptian mummy revealed by CT scanner

The mummies were preserved in the form of the inside that showed up in front of the CT scanner without direct intervention. The age of the

December 17, 2018