Archeology
Fossils reveal the colors of insects 99 million years old
Scientists on July 1 announced the discovery of amber fossils from the Cretaceous period still preserve the true colors of ancient insects.
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South Korea discovered the 'most durable shoes in the world' dating back about 1500 years
A pair of gilded copper shoes were found intact in an ancient tomb that archaeologists thought could have been created in the late 5th or early 6th centuries, around 150…
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Letters of death - mysterious books buried in Egyptian tombs
With the meaning of the handbook that led the dead to heaven, Egyptian mail was buried in the process of mummification telling much about the faith of the ancients.
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Going fishing in the river, the farmer accidentally racked up the 'mysterious' turtle' with 4 back arrows
For the first time a national treasure, a bronze turtle with four arrows and 32 inscriptions dating back more than 3000 years of history, has caught the attention of arc…
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300 million years fossils of sturgeon fish
Tanyrhinichthys mcallisteri has a sturgeon-like shape with a long protruding snout that focuses the senses to help them catch prey.
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Caves with mysterious drawings in France
A cave in France reveals the secrets of early human rituals and burials.
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Accidentally discovered a new shark while sorting fossils Tyrannosaurus rex
Recently paleontologists have unknowingly discovered an entirely new species of shark during the fossil taxonomy of the tyrant dinosaur.
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Discovered a 4,500-year-old deep-hole circle near Stonehenge
The circle, which is nearly 2 km in diameter, contains at least 20 large holes, showing the impressive construction techniques of Neolithic people.
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Discovered the world's smallest dinosaur egg fossil
The fossil egg weighs only about 10 grams, which belongs to a small pedicellated dinosaur that lived 100 million years ago.
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Unearth the oldest Viking settlement
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of two long wooden houses filled with treasures dating back to the Viking era in eastern Iceland.
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What caused the ancient Roman republic to collapse?
Scientists believe that the volcanic eruption 2,500 years ago caused a global climate disaster that led to widespread famine in 43 BC.
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Discover menu of Africans used more than 5,000 years before migration
Seafood was the staple food of migrants from Africa to Saudi Arabia about 5,000 years ago.
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Prehistoric snake neck lizards have similar diving abilities to modern sperm whales
Snake neck lizard is a large extinct marine reptilian genus of the Plesiosauria. The first specimen was discovered by Mary Anning between 1820-1821 but lacked a skull.
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100 million years ago, Antarctica once existed a giant iguana larger than a car
Today, the Chinese giant salamander is considered the largest species of salamander in the world as well as the largest amphibian, up to 180 cm long, but in the past, in…
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Fossils reveal giant marsupials
Paleontologists discovered an unprecedented history of marsupial mammals closely related to the marsupial koalas.