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Archeology
See millions of years old radio stations under the Greenland ice sheet
American geologists say they have discovered an intact station from the pre-glacial period that was preserved for 2.7 million years underneath the ice sheet on Greenland.
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1,500-year-old coffin in China
Recent archaeologists have discovered a coffin dating back 1,500 years in China but has not identified the identity of its owner.
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The 3,200-year-old remains have cancer
British archaeologists have found what they call the world's oldest example of human cancer cases, in hopes of providing new clues to the fight against cancer.
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Found 5,600-year-old cat bones in Egypt
Six new skeletons of cats over 5,600 years old were discovered by archaeologists in a burial site in Egypt, suggesting that cats may have been domesticated here since an…
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Tattoo of the Nile River mummy 1,300 years old
Wrapped in gauze bandages and described as horror characters in Hollywood movies, long ago Egyptian mummies have created irresistible appeal to scientists.
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1,700-year-old ancient school in Egypt
Archaeologists have recently discovered red letters written on walls and stone steps in a school believed to be built 1,700 years ago.
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3,600-year-old mummy in Egypt
An intact mummy placed in a wooden casket with rare decorative patterns discovered in Egypt.
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City of thousand years old at the bottom of the lake
An ancient city built in China from 1,300 years ago still retains many intact structures despite being located deep below the artificial lake.
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Traces the 2,300-year-old village
Israeli archaeologists recently discovered traces of houses and many household belongings belonging to an ancient village 2,300 years ago.
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11,000-year-old residential area under the Baltic Sea
Swedish archaeologists have recently excavated many antiques located under the Baltic Sea in northern Europe, believed to belong to an ancient residential area from the…
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Decipher the mysterious death at the 9 million year old whale cemetery
The mysteries associated with a 9 million-year-old whale graveyard in the Atacama desert located next to the Pan-American highway in Chile were finally revealed.
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3600 year old cheese on ancient mummy
The oldest piece of cheese in the world, dating to over 3,600 years, was discovered on the neck and chest of intact mummies in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.
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Israel discovered the cathedral from ancient Rome
Israeli archaeologists announced on January 22 that they discovered the background of one of the largest churches of ancient Rome, about 1,500 years ago.
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Archaeological site of torture of prisoners
Old prisoners were tortured very cruelly, if they wanted prisoners to see them all, the family would have to pay a certain price to bring the dead body home.