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New discovery about a stone predator
Ancient people used to exist in an environment full of enemies, from cats and wolves to giant raptors. Scientists have just added bears to the list above, prehistoric be…
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Discovered carvings on an ancient tomb in Ireland
The 6,000-year-old carved figures from an ancient tomb are one of the latest discoveries during the construction of the highway in Ireland. The historic area is located…
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Revealing the true face of Pharaon Tutankhamun
For the first time since the mysteriously mysterious death more than 3,000 years ago, the true face of the ancient Egyptian emperor Tutankhamun was displayed for public…
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The world's oldest mural in Syria
French archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old fresco deep underground in northern Syria and they believe it is the world's oldest painting. Archaeological wor…
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Bowling appeared since ancient Egypt
Throwing a stone ball along a lane can be a popular game in ancient Egypt. Proof of this game was found at Narmoutheo, 90 km from Cairo city.
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What did they bring to the new world?
Surely they knew many unusual things waiting for them. Before the Englishmen sailed to Virginia in the early years of the 17th century, all previous European attempts to…
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Super Toba volcano 70,000 years ago did not have disastrous consequences
According to an international study published in Science, the most powerful volcanic eruption in Earth history in Toba (Indonesia) about 70,000 years ago has left no dis…
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Is the Chinese script 8,000 years ago?
Chinese archaeologists are studying ancient stone sculptures they claim are evidence that Chinese writing appeared 8,000 years ago.
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How do Vikings go to sea in cloudy days?
The Vikings navigate the sea with sundial clocks. But in the gloomy days, the sundial is also useless. Many researchers wonder how they overcome it? One theory is that t…
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Pyramid built from stone blocks ... fake!
According to Egyptian experts, the Maadi area is a place to supply stone for the construction of pyramids. But the chemical composition of limestone here is quite differ…
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Pyramid was built from the inside out?
So far scientists have wondered how the Egyptians could put about 3 million stones, averaging 2.5 tons per platform to build the Great Pyramid of Cheops (aka Khufu). Mea…
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Discover ancient treasures in Greece
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a large tomb of Roman times containing many gold ornaments, pottery and bronze gifts. This tomb site is located near the town of…
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Discovered naked Roman warrior reliefs
The naked Roman warriors holding swords, shields, immortalized on lithographs, were discovered in the garden of a private house 40 km north of Rome. Carved from stone
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Chimpanzees know how to use stone tools 4,300 years ago
A new study reveals that chimpanzees have used stone tools in prehistoric times, reinforcing the hypothesis that humans and large monkeys have inherited ingenuity from a…
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Discover the oldest solar observatory in America
A series of 13 stone towers discovered on a hill in Peru can be part of an ancient solar observatory that plays an important role in civilizations born hundreds of years…