Archeology
The big sea monster never seen
The fossil of a giant excavated sea reptile on an arctic island, belongs to the largest marine reptile that science has ever known, Norwegian scientists announced. The 1…
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Detecting a false gate for the dead in ancient Egyptian tombs
Archaeologists claim the latest discovery in a large ancient Egyptian graveyard are three false doors used to communicate with the dead. This discovery dates back to the…
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Peru's 'legendary city' is actually a natural building
Stone structures recently discovered in Peru and thought to be an
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Two oxidation phenomena in ancient oceans explain the spread of complex life forms
According to a new study, increased oxygen and oxidation rates in deep waters around 635 to 551 million years ago could affect the increase and spread of the first compl…
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Climate change leads to the collapse of Maya civilization
Scientists using new satellite technology to monitor the South American environment said the decline of Mayan civilization could stem from their own droughts and climate…
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Six species of prehistoric bats were discovered in Egypt
Scientists claim six new ancient bat species dating back 35 million years have just been discovered in Egypt. New species discovered by analysts 33 fossil specimens incl…
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New discoveries about Ancient Egyptian Temple change history
Archaeologists have discovered many important details in the area of the Temple of Amun in Karnak, including: priestly baths, separate entrance for kings and ruins of…
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Ancient Mayans knew business?
Chemical analysis of soil samples in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula shows that contrary to the judgment of archaeologists, the ancient Mayans used to trade food.
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Excavation of ancient pyramids in Mexico
Archaeologists have discovered traces of an 800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the center of the Mexican capital. This shows that the old city was born 100 years longer than…
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Ancient Kago does not know how to dance
A 25-million-year-old fossil revealed that the ancestors of Australia's iconic guava, which had been galloping on all fours, had canine-like fangs, and could even climb…
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Detected the baby mammoth corpse 37,500 years old
The body of a Siberian mammoth died about 37,500 years ago and is preserved in the ice being examined in Japan. The test results will help scientists understand why the…
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France used to be a tropical forest
In what is now Champs Elysee boulevard, the Eiffel Tower and neighboring vineyards, there used to be a dense forest like Amazon.
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Life evolved through an explosion on earth
The largest diversity of species on earth occurred 542 million years ago in the Cambrian explosion. But scientists argue that a similar and rapid evolutionary explosion…
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Ancient pandas and monkeys used to compete for food
New fossils discovered that half a million years ago pandas and ancient monkeys had to compete for shelter and food in the southern coast of China. According to Huang Wa…
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New discovery about a stone predator
Ancient people used to exist in an environment full of enemies, from cats and wolves to giant raptors. Scientists have just added bears to the list above, prehistoric be…