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Find a 9,000-year-old animal statue
Archeology

Find a 9,000-year-old animal statue

Israeli archaeologists have discovered two 9,000-year-old animal statues while excavating an area to build a highway a few kilometers north of Jerusalem.

December 17, 2018
Detecting antiques at the bottom of Hoang Sa
Archeology

Detecting antiques at the bottom of Hoang Sa

Archaeologists surveyed 12 old sites and discovered 12 new locations, collecting a large number of specimens including pottery, porcelain, coins, ancient ship parts unde…

December 17, 2018
Discovering 1,000-year-old Cham Pa ruins
Archeology

Discovering 1,000-year-old Cham Pa ruins

After more than half a month of excavation, a Cham Pa temple temple dating back to the 10th century has been revealed. This Cham Pa temple temple is at Group 3, Phong Le…

December 17, 2018
Maya people use chocolate as spices
Archeology

Maya people use chocolate as spices

Archaeologists have discovered traces of 2,500-year-old chocolate on a plate on the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico). That said, cocoa may have been used by the Mayans not onl…

December 17, 2018
Discovering 700-year-old gold vault
Archeology

Discovering 700-year-old gold vault

One of the largest gold treasures ever in Israel has just been discovered at an archaeological site near Herzliya.

December 17, 2018
Excavation of the pre-Inca aristocratic tomb
Archeology

Excavation of the pre-Inca aristocratic tomb

Archaeologists claim to have excavated a tomb dating to about 1,200 years old, from pre-Inca times, in northern Peru. Human remains and jewelry were found in the tomb ab…

December 17, 2018
Found the lingerie department more than 500 years
Archeology

Found the lingerie department more than 500 years

This kit includes bras and pants, lace and linen materials excavated from a grave in Australia. Experts said the suit has many similar characteristics to the medieval wo…

December 17, 2018
The Maya believed in the sun, heaven
Archeology

The Maya believed in the sun, heaven

The picture on a wall at the archaeological site in Guatemala revealed Mayan beliefs about heaven and especially the sun. The group of experts led by Stephen Houston, an…

December 17, 2018
5,000-year-old wooden boat excavation
Archeology

5,000-year-old wooden boat excavation

According to Dailymail, this 5,000-year-old wooden boat was unearthed at Abu Rawash, west of Cairo, Egypt. According to experts, the boat may belong to the reign of Egyp…

December 17, 2018
3,500-year-old toilets are disposal sites
Archeology

3,500-year-old toilets are disposal sites

Recently, Australian archaeologists announced the discovery of something that seems to be Asia's oldest toilet, dating back to 3,300 to 3,700 years, belonging to the Neo…

December 17, 2018
'City of the dead' in the Syrian desert
Archeology

'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…

December 17, 2018