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Phnom Kulen: Sacred Mountain and Hidden Temples Hold Forgotten Treasures in...

In Cambodia, some 40 kilometers (24.85 miles) northeast of Angkor, is the mountain range of Phnom Kulen. This sandstone plateau is a sacred site to Hindus and Buddhists. In addition to a giant statue...

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Mysterious board game found in ancient Chinese tomb, along with suspected...

Looters seem to have rolled the dice and lost when they plundered the tomb of an ancient aristocrat in Qingzhou City, China. When archaeologists uncovered the 2,300-year-old tomb, they found pieces of...

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The Rarely Told Story of Pre-Colonial Philippines

The Philippines were ruled by Western powers - first the Spanish and later the United States, for some 350 years. Read moreSection: NewsAncient PlacesAsia    

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The Royal Mounds of Gamla Uppsala, Ancient Pagan Site of Sweden

The 11th century writer and historian, Adam of Bremen described Gamla Uppsala (meaning ‘Old Uppsala’) in Sweden as a pagan site where a temple dedicated to Thor, Odin and Freyr stood. Adam wrote...

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Secret Chamber and Tunnel Discovered Under the Temple of the Moon at...

Archaeologists have confirmed the existence of a secret tunnel and chamber under the Pyramid of the Moon in the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico. They suggest that these features may have been...

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How a Woman Toppled the Legend of the Walls of Jericho: The Legacy of...

According to the Bible, in the Book of Joshua, the Israelites encountered the city of Jericho as the first Canaanite stronghold they had to conquer in order to settle in their promised new land. In...

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ANCIENT DEER MASK (11,000-year-old hunting bone rituals discovered!)

One of the most significant archaeological discoveries in recent times was uncovered at Star Carr in the North of England, where many incredible Mesolithic artifacts have been preserved in a nearby...

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Why Archaeology Is So Much More Than Just Digging

It is our experience that most people think archaeology mainly means digging in the dirt. Read moreSection: NewsHistory & Archaeology    

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Super Strong Woman Found in Lower Central America’s Earliest Human Burial

Nicaragua is a country which is not associated with many archaeological finds, unlike other nations in Central America. However, recently archaeologists in the country have found the oldest human...

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Archaeologists Prove That Vikings Rode ‘Stallions’ Rather Than Mares,...

More so than females, the male Norse explorers who took residence in Iceland more than 1,000 years were buried with their horses and new DNA evidence proves that the horses slaughtered to accompany...

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104,000-Year-Old Tooth of Mysterious Hominin Child Raises Questions About...

A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern China showed evidence of dental growth and development very similar to that of people today, a new study found.Read...

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Our Capable Cousins Were Tech Savvy – Practical Tests Prove Neanderthal...

Neanderthals have been imagined as the inferior cousins of modern humans, but a new study by archaeologists at UCL reveals for the first time that they produced weaponry advanced enough to kill at a...

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Facial Reconstruction Brings People Face-to-Face With Their Ancient Ancestors

Detailed data and minute details have both fed into an exhibition taking place In the English city of Brighton, that offers people a chance to see not only physical cultural items, but their ancient...

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Lost African City Found and Recreated With Laser Technology

There are lost cities all over the world. Some, like the remains of Mayan cities hidden beneath a thick canopy of rainforest in Mesoamerica, are found with the help of laser lights.Read moreSection:...

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Oldest Evidence of Beer in Britain Found By Accident During Road Project

A road construction project in Britain has uncovered the first evidence of the brewing of beer. Workers uncovered some evidence of charred residue and other matter that would indicate brewing, dating...

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Divers Find Hundreds of Ritual Offerings in Lake Sacred to the Maya

The civilization of the Maya is one of the most fascinating of the many that flourished in ancient Mesoamerica and it has just been announced that a joint Polish and Guatemalan team have retrieved a...

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Forensic Facial Reconstruction: The Journey to Connect with our Ancestors

Facial reconstructions allow us to look eye to eye with our ancient ancestors and relate to them in a way that skeletal remains do not inspire.Read moreSection: NewsHuman OriginsScienceRead Later 

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Mudlarking the Thames: How a Riverbed Became the World’s Biggest...

A mudlark is the name given to a person who scavenges in the foreshore of a river for objects that could be sold. This term applies specifically to those operating along the Thames River in London...

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Shell Heap Shows Ancient Caribbean Children Helped With the Groceries [New...

Researchers have long thought that snail and clam shells found at Caribbean archaeological sites were evidence of ‘starvation food’ eaten in times when other resources were lacking.Read moreSection:...

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Meet the 800-Year-Old Golden Rhinoceros that Challenged Apartheid South Africa

It may be small enough to sit in the palm of your hand, but even now – nearly 800 years after it was lost to sight in what is now South Africa – the Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe has powerful...

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