Archeology
New fossil revealed, giant shark eats ancient whales
The flipper fossil reveals a large shark that ate the carcasses of baleen whales floating in the sea 15 million years ago.
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Controversial 'ghost race': Leaving 'treasure' but... evaporated?
Scientists are trying to solve the puzzle of 1,930 pieces of limestone shaped like meticulously crafted spearheads.
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'Doomsday 2021' and Mayan conspiracy theories
Many people believe that the Mayans foretold the end of the world in 2012 and now there is a new theory that the ancients actually mentioned the year 2021 due to… mistak…
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Overwhelmed by the 'parade' of the 3,000-year-old mummy of the Egyptian royal family
The parade of 22 mummies of Egypt's kings and queens dating back up to 3,000 years is celebrated with grandeur, bearing the imprint of one of the greatest civilizations…
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Artificial intelligence deciphers ancient records
The Library of the Monastery of St. Gall in Switzerland is home to about 160,000 volumes of literary and historical manuscripts dating back to the 8th century.
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Artificial intelligence helps to successfully reconstruct the face of the Egyptian pharaoh from a mummy
Ramses II is noted as one of the greatest, most powerful and celebrated pharaohs in ancient Egyptian history.
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A mysterious rock by the river reveals a secret thousand years ago
Archaeologists who discovered ancient civilizations suddenly found a mysterious stone by the river, from here continue to uncover the secret of an ancient city disappear…
Archeology
There are 2 'mysterious' gates in Hue Imperial City
After unloading and relocating a number of houses living in the upper part of the Imperial City of Hue, the authorities discovered two city gates with unique architectur…
Archeology
Surprised by the restored face of the 8,000-year-old man
Swedish archaeologist successfully recreated the face of a man who lived during the Stone Age in Motala, Sweden, 8,000 years ago.
Archeology
Suddenly discovered a 1.8m tall creature like a giant penguin
New fossil analysis shows that Plotopteridae in Japan have many similarities with the extinct giant penguin in New Zealand.
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.
Archeology
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…
Archeology
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.
Archeology
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…