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Found 50,000 year old homemade sewing needles still good
Scientists have found the world's oldest needle in a cave in Siberia, still in use after 50,000 years.
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The secret of the magical, ancient temple of Chavin in Peru
Chavin de Huantar Temple is located in a narrow valley in the Andes mountains, 3,200 meters above sea level.
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The ancient rock formations in Oman reveal why life recovered slowly on Earth
In the past 252 million years, the Permian-Triassic extinction event has swept up 96% of marine life and more than 70% of terrestrial vertebrates, making about 83% of th…
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6-fingered limbs are 'fashion' in ancient America
People with six fingers, six toes are carved into reliefs and are seen with a critical eye.
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Fossil findings suggest that cancer has been around since prehistoric times
Finding cancer that has existed for millions of years has marked an important milestone in ancient history, and changes in preconceptions, concepts that suggest cancer i…
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Deciphering the bundle of strange heads from the face of the dead 3700 before
Scientists recreated the face of an 18-year-old farmer who died 3,700 years ago in the Scottish highlands and discovered strange strait customs.
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The remains of the iron-clad army of the ancient Greek island army
Nearly 100 sets of iron-clad remains in the ancient Greek cemetery are likely to belong to those who supported the coup by an Athens noble.
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The grave may be the burial place of the Virgin Mary
Items associated with the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, are almost nonexistent, except for the grave that is said to be her burial place in Jersusalem.
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First find the burial place to cut the mysterious belly of King Arthur
British archaeologists have uncovered a series of archaeological sites in an ancient castle believed to be the birthplace of the legendary king Arthur.
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The reason King Tut invented a gold-studded dagger with meteors
Ancient Egyptians made iron daggers from meteorites instead of natural ore because they considered meteors to be sacred phenomena filled with power.
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Strange tattoos on the mummy of 3,000-year-old Egyptian women
The researchers found 30 exotic tattoos of lotus, baboon and the magic eye on an Egyptian woman's mummy dating back 3,000 years.
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Belgium: Detecting people eating meat together 40,000 years ago
Recent scientists have discovered signs of skin peeling, cut into pieces and took the bone marrow of an ancient race.
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Tomb of 25,000 years old in Russia
Archaeologists discovered that many tombs in Russia were built from exactly stacked stones.
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The ancient city suddenly
A diver discovered the ruins of an ancient city suspected to be the lost city of Rhapta, 1,600 years ago, deep in Tanzania.
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Virtual reality comes from ancient times in Rome
The best virtual reality experience is probably in a BC-built cellar at Prima Porta on the outskirts of Rome.