Archeology
Mysterious 1.5 million year old footprints reveal surprise
For the first time in history, ancient footprints dating back 1.5 million years show that two ancient human species lived in the same place at the same time.
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Laser scanning reveals hundreds of 1,800-year-old Maya 'ghosts' in the forest
LiDAR technology has revealed a cluster of great structures including a 25m high pyramid in the middle of the Mexican jungle, belonging to a Mayan city that has been los…
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17 days of pumping water out of the pond, a 'crazy' man suddenly discovered a wonder that surprised the world
Suspecting that the village fish pond was not natural and not as deep as the legend said, the man pumped all the water out of the pond and then the big secret was reveal…
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550 million year old strange creature discovered in China
Strange creature in Hubei province - China belongs to the period called
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Excavating a 1,000-year-old tomb: What unusual thing caused the entire archaeological team to evacuate?
A strange white liquid suddenly leaked from the gap inside the coffin, experts hurriedly shouted and evacuated everyone from the tomb.
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China finds 'treasure' buried on Dragon Boat Festival
An ancient tomb recently excavated in Henan Province, China, not only brought a special coincidence on the Dragon Boat Festival but also revealed a treasure.
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234 million years ago, there was a rain that lasted 2 million years - Beware of a repeat disaster!
234 million years ago, nature created a continuous rainfall that lasted for 2 million years. This event triggered the third mass extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs.
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Strange 94 million year old sea monster 'emerges' in the middle of national park
A previously unknown sea monster, a 3-meter long version of the terrifying and giant Cretaceous mosasaurs, has appeared unexpectedly in the landscape.
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Yen Bai discovers fossils over 5 million years old
Yen Bai discovered fossils belonging to the Co Phuc formation, which existed 23 to 5 million years ago, exposed in Tran Yen and Van Yen districts (Yen Bai).
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Many pet creatures are 'living fossils' from lost supercontinents
Scientists have discovered the shocking origin of creatures that are both found in nature and farmed by humans around the world: They are
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How much mercury is in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang?
The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the great mausoleum architecture of the first emperor of China, always contains many mysteries that attract the attention of researchers…
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Girl unexpectedly picks up 3,700-year-old knife while playing at school
The find is a rare oddity, as the knife was found alone, without any accompanying objects, and was made of a stone not native to Norway.
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Shocking 86,000-year-old human fossil 'changes human history' in Laos
Fossilized remains from two Homo sapiens individuals in Tam Pa Ling cave have challenged the long-standing theory of our species' first migration wave out of Africa 50,0…
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Lost continent found after 375 years
It took scientists 375 years to discover the world's eighth continent.