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Mayan 2000-year-old highway system
Archeology

Mayan 2000-year-old highway system

Archaeologists discovered the Maya's 2,000-year-old, 240-year-old highway system in the ancient city of El Mirador, Guatemala.

December 17, 2018
Flying lizard eggs 120 million years in China
Archeology

Flying lizard eggs 120 million years in China

Five intact eggs and many adult flying lizard fossils were discovered in the Turpan-Hami basin, south of the Tianshan mountain range of Xinjiang autonomous region, north…

December 17, 2018
Found 3,300 years old pants
Archeology

Found 3,300 years old pants

The German archaeological institute in Berlin has unearthed a relatively intact, 3,300-year-old ancient pants at the Yanghai burial site (China), believed to be the olde…

December 17, 2018
Redefining the age of Indian civilization
Archeology

Redefining the age of Indian civilization

Indian civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, including lands in countries like India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh today.

December 17, 2018
The Tibetan Plateau advanced in stages
Archeology

The Tibetan Plateau advanced in stages

The Tibetan Plateau - the largest and highest plateau, surrounded by the highest mountains in the world - challenged geologists for a long time trying to understand how…

December 17, 2018
The world's oldest sandals
Archeology

The world's oldest sandals

It is a pair of woven sandals woven from the sage bark, discovered in the prehistoric rock cave Fort Rock (in central Oregon, USA). Its life expectancy is estimated at 9…

December 17, 2018