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Found 80 skulls in the stone city of China
Archaeologists in Shaanxi Province, northwestern China, said they excavated more than 80 skulls in the Shimao ruins in China's largest stone city.
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Discovering a sundial over 3,000 years old
A carved stone is found in the Bronze Age tomb in Ukraine dating back more than 3,000 years.
Archeology
Add two new species of 'gibbon and monkey' to the evolutionary tree
Scientists have unearthed fossil samples of gibbons and ancient world monkeys (Old World Monkeys) in the riverbed in Tanzania.
Archeology
Discover the oldest Sun watch in Egypt
Scientists at the University of Basel (Switzerland) on March 14 discovered one of the oldest Sun watches in Egypt, dating from an estimated 3,300 years, while excavating…
Archeology
The Maya believed in the sun, heaven
The picture on a wall at the archaeological site in Guatemala revealed Mayan beliefs about heaven and especially the sun. The group of experts led by Stephen Houston, an…
Archeology
Chinese pandas are originally from Europe
With the discovery of fossil teeth belonging to the relatives of giant Chinese pandas today, scientists believe that the ancestors of giant pandas could have originated…
Archeology
China has discovered unprecedented dinosaur fossils
Chinese paleontologists announced the discovery of the country's largest dinosaur fossil ever in the northwestern part of Xinjiang province. The team, led by Professor S…
Archeology
Sign the largest dinosaur teeth in the world
South Korean researchers say they have discovered the world's largest carnivorous dinosaur tooth mark in the southeastern part of the country.
Archeology
'Find the legendary city of Atlantis'
A group of US-led researchers may eventually have identified the lost city of Atlantis - the legendary city believed to be buried by a tsunami thousands of years ago in…
Archeology
Life began on Earth 3 billion years ago
Life on Earth dates back 3 billion years ago, when the first organisms developed the ability to absorb solar energy.
Archeology
Discover new beauty of Egyptian queen Nefertiti
The most recent researchers have claimed that the ancient Egyptian Queen, who has been described by eternal beauty for thousands of years, is not really the most beautif…
Archeology
Discover fossils of the oldest chrysanthemum species in the world
Argentine scientists have discovered a flower's fossil, 47 million years ago.
Archeology
Debate about the cause of the end of the ice age
Researchers have ended the long debate about the mechanism of cyclic ice formation on Earth in the past 2.5 million years.
Archeology
Sung - the oldest agricultural crop of mankind?
Israeli researchers have discovered figs that range from 11,400 years in the Gilgal region north of the city of Jericho in the Middle East. These figs may have been drie…
Archeology
Tsunami reveals the old city
The tsunami on December 26, 2004 helped Indian archaeologists discover a trace of an ancient port city on the beach in Tamil Nadu state.