Archeology
Detecting collective dead turtle fossils
'Bone overlaps with bones, we couldn't believe our eyes,' said Oliver Wings, a paleontologist and honorary researcher at the Naturkunde museum in Berlin.
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'City of the dead' in the Syrian desert
A city more than 10,000 years old, more than the Egyptian pyramid, was found in the Syrian desert, about 90km north of Damascus. The rest of the stone tools, arches and…
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Discovered a mysterious nude bunker in Peru
In August 2011, for the first time, archaeologists discovered dead bodies buried in the ancient pyramid of Huaca Las Ventanas, the capital of the Sicilian people living…
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Revealing the oldest Bible in the world
The world's oldest Bible, dating back to 2,000 years, will be displayed for the first time in New York from January 16-21, 2012.
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The mystery of the 2000 year old scroll
Dead Sea scrolls have always been the subject of debate for centuries. Now scholars think that they have somewhat known who wrote this mysterious text.
Archeology
The corpses 'hold hands' together for 1,500 years
Archaeologists who have unearthed two human skeletons in northern Italy showed that they were buried in a holding position from the Roman empire about 1,500 years ago.
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The mystery of the stones in the mouth of the dead
A number of human remains from the 8th century have been found with large stones caught in the mouth. Researchers believe that at that time, local people did so so that…
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Discovered a 2800-year-old altar in Mexico
A cylindrical 2,800-year-old altar with a carved bowl in the pre-Columbian era was discovered by archaeologists in Mexico.
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Hundreds of mummies discovered in mass graves
Hundreds of stacked mummies were found during the restoration of the Roccapelago church located on a remote mountain in central northern Italy.
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Dead dinosaurs, mammals
The size of mammals has increased 1,000 times after the extinction of dinosaurs on Earth, according to research results ...
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The mystery of prone remains
Placing a corpse lying on the stomach in a grave is a form of humiliation or punishment for the dead in ancient societies, a Swedish scientist asserts.
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Stonehenge is the royal cemetery?
AFP cited the results of a recent study showing that the mysterious British Stonehenge relics used to be a part of extremely important characters, possibly the reigning…
Archeology
Detecting a false gate for the dead in ancient Egyptian tombs
Archaeologists claim the latest discovery in a large ancient Egyptian graveyard are three false doors used to communicate with the dead. This discovery dates back to the…
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Secret of a mummy
The dead body had no broken bones, the skull part was not chipped and had a full tooth. There is no evidence of previous vitamin or injury deficiency. Under CT scanners,…
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Neanderthals used to eat dead people
Neanderthal is an ancient breed of man who made tools, used to live in Europe, Near East, Central Asia, North Africa and possibly western Siberia more than 100,000 years…