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Discover an ancient coffin in the bush
Archeology

Discover an ancient coffin in the bush

The rare Roman marble coffin and elaborate carvings found in the bush behind the garden in Dorest, the United States costs more than £ 50,000.

December 17, 2018
The world's first prosthetic body
Archeology

The world's first prosthetic body

Scientists from the University of Manchester (UK) have drawn this conclusion when assessing a three-part big toe, made of wood and leather, dating from mid-year 950 to 7…

December 17, 2018
Find the tomb of Queen Maya
Archeology

Find the tomb of Queen Maya

Queen K's tomb was found during excavation of the royal ancient city in El Peru-Waka, in the northwestern region of Peten (Guatemala), according to NBC News, which led t…

December 17, 2018
The largest ancient Cham tower was discovered
Archeology

The largest ancient Cham tower was discovered

On August 22, after nearly a month of re-excavating the Cham Pa ruins in Da Nang, for the first time, the archaeological team discovered a central hole in the center of…

December 17, 2018
Behind the fall of the Maya empire
Archeology

Behind the fall of the Maya empire

The cities of the ancient Mayan empire developed extremely flourishing in southern Mexico and north of Central America for about 6 centuries. Then, around 900 AD, Maya c…

December 17, 2018
Curse in the talisman piece of 1800 years
Archeology

Curse in the talisman piece of 1800 years

The content engraved on a thin lead roll of ancient Romans unearthed in England three years ago has been decoded, which is the curse to bring more risks and misfortunes…

December 17, 2018
Complete 'portrait' of a 50,000 year old girl
Archeology

Complete 'portrait' of a 50,000 year old girl

After analyzing the finger bone fragment gene of an ancient girl, Denisova's hair, skin and eyes were all brown. At the same time, scientists also shed light on genetic…

December 17, 2018
Find a 9,000-year-old animal statue
Archeology

Find a 9,000-year-old animal statue

Israeli archaeologists have discovered two 9,000-year-old animal statues while excavating an area to build a highway a few kilometers north of Jerusalem.

December 17, 2018
Southeast Asia - the cradle of chickens
Archeology

Southeast Asia - the cradle of chickens

New England University experts at Armidale studied ancient DNA (called DNA mitochondria) in 48 ancient chicken bones and found similar traces present in chickens everywh…

December 17, 2018
Redefining the Stone Age dating from poison
Archeology

Redefining the Stone Age dating from poison

The analysis of some of the oldest toxic artifacts and drugs shows that the Late Stone Age could begin in Africa 20,000 years earlier than the time that scientists still…

December 17, 2018
Discovered the ancient Maya prince tomb
Archeology

Discovered the ancient Maya prince tomb

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an ancient Mayan prince, buried with countless funeral gifts. The tomb dates back to the 8th century, ie 1300 years ago and wa…

December 17, 2018