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Mysterious corpses of laughter
Archeology

Mysterious corpses of laughter

Scientists believe that they have found the cause of many corpses since ancient times on an island in Italy with a strange smile.

December 17, 2018
Hobbit isn't good at running?
Archeology

Hobbit isn't good at running?

The ancient hobbits' feet contain clues that the tiny fossil being discovered on the island of Flores, Indonesia has a very different way of walking than modern humans,…

December 17, 2018
Queen Cleopatra is 'African-American'
Archeology

Queen Cleopatra is 'African-American'

The legendary beauty woman in Egyptian history who once made the ancient world island was not the descendant of the Greeks, but originally from the black continent.

December 17, 2018
Jura primitive turtle can swim
Archeology

Jura primitive turtle can swim

According to a new study, about 164 million years ago, the first water turtle lived in lakes, on the island of Skye - Scotland.

December 17, 2018
New tiny human bones were discovered in Palau
Archeology

New tiny human bones were discovered in Palau

Thousands of human bones of many individuals have been discovered in the Pacific island nation of Palau. Some bones are quite ancient and show that people in this area h…

December 17, 2018
The big sea monster never seen
Archeology

The big sea monster never seen

The fossil of a giant excavated sea reptile on an arctic island, belongs to the largest marine reptile that science has ever known, Norwegian scientists announced. The 1…

December 17, 2018
Find the 'monster' reptile in the Arctic
Archeology

Find the 'monster' reptile in the Arctic

The bones of a bus-sized prehistoric reptile have been found on a remote Arctic island, and may be a species that science has never known.

December 17, 2018
Continued controversy over Flores dwarf
Archeology

Continued controversy over Flores dwarf

The dwarf fossil skeleton bearing the nickname 'Hobbit' at a height of only 1m was discovered on the island of Flores (Indonesia) dating to 18,000 years of a new breed o…

December 17, 2018
Finding tiny dinosaurs in Germany
Archeology

Finding tiny dinosaurs in Germany

A newly unearthed small-bodied dinosaur in northern Germany. The creature of the sauropod group - the 4-foot and the tallest ancient herbivorous dinosaur in the dinosaur…

December 17, 2018