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Architectural mosaic in Roman Empire
Archeology

Architectural mosaic in Roman Empire

A large swimming pool with complex geometric patterned mosaic was unearthed in southern Turkey, revealing the profound influence of the Roman Empire at its peak.

December 17, 2018
3D images of pupae over 300 million years
Archeology

3D images of pupae over 300 million years

Experts from the University of Manchester (UK) used 3D technology to study 305 million-year-old pupae. British scientists say high-resolution CT scans have allowed them…

December 17, 2018
The world's first prosthetic body
Archeology

The world's first prosthetic body

Scientists from the University of Manchester (UK) have drawn this conclusion when assessing a three-part big toe, made of wood and leather, dating from mid-year 950 to 7…

December 17, 2018
Southeast Asia - the cradle of chickens
Archeology

Southeast Asia - the cradle of chickens

New England University experts at Armidale studied ancient DNA (called DNA mitochondria) in 48 ancient chicken bones and found similar traces present in chickens everywh…

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
Egyptian mummy revealed by CT scanner
Archeology

Egyptian mummy revealed by CT scanner

The mummies were preserved in the form of the inside that showed up in front of the CT scanner without direct intervention. The age of the

December 17, 2018
Dinosaurs have 'relatives' with modern birds
Archeology

Dinosaurs have 'relatives' with modern birds

Unlike other non-feathered dinosaur eggs, which are symmetrical, oval of theropod dinosaur eggs (hindquarters moving) in the early stages of the chalk era discovered in…

December 17, 2018
Phat found a mass grave of mummies
Archeology

Phat found a mass grave of mummies

Archaeologists of the Brussels Free University in Belgium found the tomb containing about 80 remains of remains in the ruins of Pachacamac, near Peru's capital, Lima. Th…

December 17, 2018
The world's oldest musical instrument is revealed
Archeology

The world's oldest musical instrument is revealed

Professor Tom Higham, a researcher at Oxford University in England, and colleagues discovered two ancient flutes in the Geissenkloesterle cave in the Swabian Jura mounta…

December 17, 2018
Detecting huge crocodiles, swallowing people
Archeology

Detecting huge crocodiles, swallowing people

Researcher Christopher Brochu of the University of Iowa has discovered that a huge new crocodile species can swallow people who once lived in East Africa. According to t…

December 17, 2018
Fire may appear 1 million years ago
Archeology

Fire may appear 1 million years ago

Human ancestors first gathered around the fire 1 million years ago, 300,000 years earlier than the previous theory.

December 17, 2018