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Egypt discovered an ancient citadel of 3,500 years
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture said on August 25 that archaeologists have discovered an ancient citadel of 3,500 years in a desert valley in the country.
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The oldest flying killer ever lived in Africa
The oldest ancient flying reptile ever lived in the Sahara desert in Africa a few dozen million years ago.
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Discovering fossil birds in the Gobi Desert
Scientists have discovered fossils of a new bird at the site of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, dating from about 70 to 75 million years ago.
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Nazca civilization destroys deforestation
Nazca, an illustrious ancient civilization in South America, has collapsed due to deforestation, causing the climate to become dry and hot, recently published by British…
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Discover the oldest surface on Earth
In terms of geology, the earth's surface is very primitive.
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Ancient white sharks grow more slowly
The most complete fossil of an ancient great white shark was discovered in the dry desert of Peru, including parts of the spine and mouth with 222 teeth.
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Detecting 30 mummies in an ancient crypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 30 intact mummies in a limestone coffin, at a 4,300-year-old crypt, sinking deep underground 11m.
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Egypt found the pyramid for the queen
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a pyramid in the desert south of Cairo. They thought it was the resting place of a female pharaoh who ruled over 4,000 years ago.
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Sahara used to be green and inhabited
Scientists have just discovered the skeleton of a small woman hugging two children, lying on a flower bed 5000 years ago in the barren Sahara desert today.
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Termites have grown mushrooms 7 million years ago
To feed themselves, some termite species grow mushrooms in their nests. They create termites for fungi to grow. After discovering fossilized mushrooms in Chad, French re…
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Ancient camels are as big as an elephant
Ancient hunters hunted giant camels, as tall as elephants today, in the Syrian desert tens of thousands of years ago. Archaeologists are investigating where these camels…
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The ancient water system turned Israel into a paradise
Scientists in Israel unearthed an ancient water system that was upgraded by the Persians into artistic works to turn the desert into a paradise.
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Prehistoric people used to live in the Sahara desert
Prehistoric people once wandered through the world's largest desert - the Sahara desert - for about 5,000 years, archaeologists discovered.
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The secret behind the mummy of ancient children in Chile
Living in a barren desert north of Chile's Pacific coast more than 7,000 years ago, the Chinchorro tribe began mysteriously embalming children's carcasses - removing org…
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The temple reveals the origin of Buddhism in China
Archaeologists have discovered a temple dating back more than 1,500 years, at the edge of the Taklimakan desert, in the northwest of the Xinjiang autonomous region of Ch…