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Discover the oldest scorpion fossil
Archeology

Discover the oldest scorpion fossil

Archaeologists have discovered a 350-million-year-old scorpion fossil in South Africa, considered the oldest animal fossil ever lived on the ancient continent of Gondwan…

December 17, 2018
Find treasures in ancient garbage pits
Archeology

Find treasures in ancient garbage pits

As a result, they unearthed hundreds of precious artifacts, including coins, and intact gold jewelry. Most artifacts date from the 5th century to the 7th century.

December 17, 2018
Bone tools 51,000 years old
Archeology

Bone tools 51,000 years old

Neanderthals have created the oldest tools in Europe, and modern people may have learned how to make this tool from them.

December 17, 2018
The oldest globe to paint the New World?
Archeology

The oldest globe to paint the New World?

An Austrian collector found the basis for making it the oldest, 1504-year-old earth, with the New World, engraved with sharp details on the two halves of ostrich eggs, a…

December 17, 2018
Find the key, accidentally discovered
Archeology

Find the key, accidentally discovered

While searching for the dropped metal key, Ifor Edwards, a 56-year-old Welsh man, spotted a series of extremely valuable 14th and 15th century coins.

December 17, 2018
China: discovered 5,000-year-old writing
Archeology

China: discovered 5,000-year-old writing

Chinese archaeologists say they have found some at least 5,000 year old texts on fragments of two ancient stone axes that have been excavated.

December 17, 2018
2,000-year-old tomb in Mexico
Archeology

2,000-year-old tomb in Mexico

Scientists have discovered a tomb containing 30 sets of remains and part of the remains of a 2,000-year-old pyramid east of Mexico.

December 17, 2018