Archeology
Giant rhino fossils in Anatolia
French scientists reported that Anatolia was not an isolated land 25 million years ago (during the Oligocene period), contrary to previous thoughts. Anatolia is a penins…
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Evidence of a neck brain surgery
Archaeologists claim to have discovered evidence of a brain surgery done nearly 1,800 years ago on a young woman's body - the victim died shortly after the operation.
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Recreate the first temple of Rome by digital
Scientists have recreated Rome's earliest main temple - the Apollo sun god temple, thought to have been built by the first Roman emperor Augustus. This temple dates back…
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Discovered the ancient Egyptian queen
Egyptian and European archaeologists have discovered the giant statue of an ancient queen, in the ruins of southern Egypt. The statue of 3,62 meters high is of Queen Tiy…
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Stone Age hand axes at the bottom of the North Sea
The Dutchman, Jan Meulmeester, discovered 28 axes, possibly up to 100,000 years old, in an undersea gravel sand dug up by a cherry material supplier. He also found sampl…
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The Tibetan Plateau advanced in stages
The Tibetan Plateau - the largest and highest plateau, surrounded by the highest mountains in the world - challenged geologists for a long time trying to understand how…
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Discover gold necklace in Peru
The oldest gold jewelry in America was discovered in southern Peru. The bracelet made from 4,000 years ago, was found in a cemetery near Lake Titicaca.
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The cause of animal evolution halts for two billion years
Scientists around the world have recreated the chemical structure changes under ancient oceans over a long geological period, between 0.5 and 2.5 billion years ago. They…
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Explain the mass extinction on Earth 250 million years ago
A new study suggests that toxic gases that destroy the ozone layer escaping from oceans may not be the cause of the world's largest mass extinction so far.
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Discover the giant statue of the ancient Egyptian Queen
Scientists have discovered an almost intact preserved statue of a powerful Egyptian queen at the temple of Amenhotep III, located on the west bank of Luxor, currently in…
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Detected 100 million year old chiseled amber contains group of 356 animals
Paleontologists from Rennes University (France) and ESRF have discovered a group of 356 animals in completely opaque amber from the Cretaceous period in the Charentes re…
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The ancient Aztec math system was decoded
Not only is the tax code of today complicated. Ancient Aztecs with tax systems are also not simpler. In order to measure taxed land strips, Aztec mathematicians had to d…
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Mixtecs used cremation longer than we thought
An ancient Mexican cemetery contains evidence that the Mixtec Indians performed many funeral rituals, including the burial process about 3,000 years ago.
Archeology
The meteorite 'destroying dinosaurs' is only half as expected?
The star of the dinosaur type of window clearing is probably only half as big as previous estimates.
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Ancient elephant ancestors lived under water
A study shows that the genealogy of the largest animal that still exists on the ground may have roots from the water.