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Important findings about ancient Egypt
The mummy of a child, the dwarf statue, or the trail of a missing ancient city are some of what has been found about the mysterious ancient Egyptian world.
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The world's oldest mural in Syria
French archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old fresco deep underground in northern Syria and they believe it is the world's oldest painting. Archaeological wor…
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Detected giant ivory over 2 million years old
Archaeologists have found in northern Greece two giant tusks of prehistoric mammoths in Europe, more than 2 million years ago. This may be the most important finding of…
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Hungary: Discover an ancient forest of 8 million years old
Archaeologists have discovered a swamp forest (taxodium) of more than 8 million years in Bukkabrany, northeast of Hungary.
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Discover the world's oldest chewing gum
Sarah Pickin, 23, a Scottish archaeologist, found a piece of 5,000-year-old chewing gum on an experimental trip on the Finnish coast - something she initially thought is…
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Cassava is available from the Maya period
In the ruined area of an ancient Mayan village of Salvador, American archaeologists discovered a cassava field in its entirety under 3m thick volcanic ash.
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Found honeycomb 3,000 years old in Israel
Recent archaeologists working in northern Israel have discovered the vivid evidence of the ancient beekeeping industry including beeswax, bees and what is called the
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Germany: Detects an 35,000-year-old ivory mammoth
German archaeologists for the first time discovered an intact mammoth statue in southern Germany. The ivory statue, 4cm long and 7.5g in weight, is dated to the Ice Age…
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Egypt: Identify the identity of mummies more than 3,000 years old
On June 27, Egyptian archaeologists in Cairo said they had identified the identity of the more than 3,000-year-old mummy discovered in 1903. That's the female mummy coug…
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Secret under the old latrine
It turns out, the place where the old, crumbling latrine for 130 years is the
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Is the Chinese script 8,000 years ago?
Chinese archaeologists are studying ancient stone sculptures they claim are evidence that Chinese writing appeared 8,000 years ago.
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Egyptian life recreated in the ancient tomb
Belgian archaeologists have discovered an intact tomb of an Egyptian official who lived 4,000 years ago, including statues that simulate people's daily activities.
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Japan: Found melon ... 2,100 years old
Japanese archaeologists have found a piece of melon skin about 2,100 years old. This is considered the oldest melon peel that archaeologists ever discovered.
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Discover the oldest seashell jewelry in Morocco
An international team of archaeologists has discovered the oldest African seashell jewelry dating back at least 82,000 years in a cave near Berkane (Morocco).
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Healing art of Pharaohs
Near the massive burial complex of Abusimbel (in southern Egypt), British archaeologists stumbled upon a small tomb in which three mummies were dried. Each mummy is abou…