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The oldest jewelry in the world
The oldest pieces of man-made jewelry were discovered by scientists. They include 3 snails that date to 90,000 - 100,000 years old. These pea-shaped objects have similar…
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Found the ancestors of modern birds
The 100-million-year-old exotic fossils found in China with bones, feathers and leg pads indicate that birds are now evolving from waterfowl.
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A 200 million year old fossil tree was discovered
Petrologists in the search process discovered a fossil tree in the mountains of Kon Tum. At present, a part of the timber has been moved to the storage area in Phuoc Don…
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Rare painted statues are rare in Roman times
Buried in a massive 2,000-year-old eruption that once covered Pompeii and the nearby towns of Herculaneum and Stabiae, the half-human painted statue was found in a cliff…
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Brother: Discovered a leather-bound book
British police have discovered a 300-year-old book wrapped in human skin on a main street in the city of Lit (Northern England). Most of the words in the book are French…
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Ancient Egyptians were good seafarers
The excavation of an ancient Egyptian shipyard revealed traces of the world's oldest ships. The discovery shows that the ancient Egyptians were very advanced in boat bui…
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Dinosaur fossils rewrite the history of feathers
An intact fossil of a newly discovered 150 million-year-old dinosaur in southern Germany prompted scientists to rethink the birth and development of feathers.
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Discover 6,500-year-old gold pendant
A Greek climber found a 6,500-year-old gold pendant in a field and handed it over to local officials. A flat pendant with a size of 3.8 x 3.8 cm is found in Ptolemaida t…
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Khai buried a 1,300-year-old tomb of the Chinese prince
Archaeologists in northwestern Shaanxi province discovered a tomb some 1,300 years ago in Tongguan county, and excavated a large number of precious creatures in the tomb…
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Discover an old kitchen in Indiana
Construction workers in Charlestown, Indiana, USA Park have discovered traces of a 4,000-year-old kitchen that American Indians can use to make winter dishes. Bob McCull…
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Mysterious grave under Roman square
Scientists excavating underneath the Roman square found a 3,000-year-old tomb, a few hundred years earlier than the appearance of Rome. The tomb is shaped like a deep we…
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Discovered turtles from the period of dinosaurs
The first prehistoric creature like modern modern turtles was discovered in a British quarry. Researchers have found a 120-million-year-old reptile with thick-legged mem…
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The oldest dragon totem in China
A 3,700-year-old dragon antiquity, made from more than 2,000 pieces of turquoise, has been identified as China's oldest dragon totem. The antiquity was discovered in the…
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The ancient Peruvian people burned beer stalls after the party
About 1,000 years ago in Peru, after drinking the pepper corn beer, the old nobles lit fire to the brewery and threw cups into the fire.
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Detection of 4,500-year-old divination instrument in China
A Chinese archaeologist said yesterday that a turtle made of 4,500-year-old jade and a jade-shaped object discovered in Anhui Province, China, is the oldest divination i…