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Middle East'Unlike anything seen before': Archaeologists unearth a unique, 11,000-year-old statue of a person riding a leopard from one of the world's earliest settlements -
ArchaeologyRitual solstice structure 1,000 years older than Stonehenge unearthed in Czech Republic -
Astonishing ArtifactsFront face of a stela: A 1,300-year-old carving of a powerful Maya 'Lady Supreme Warlord' that weighs over 1 ton -
ArchaeologyArchaeologists unearth a medieval nobleman buried with his horse and dog in a rare wooden tomb in Russia -
RomansCave sanctuary in Spain has highest number of Latin inscriptions anywhere in the Roman Empire — and many of them mention mysterious 'Lady'2 Comments -
The Americas1,400-year-old skeleton found in underground channel in Peru may have belonged to human sacrifice victim
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Ancient ChinaToxic plant on Ming dynasty-era surgical tools may be world’s oldest chemical evidence of topical anesthetic -
Ancient ChinaClimate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints2 Comments -
Ancient ChinaLotus shoes: Tiny footwear for Chinese women whose feet were bound as children6 Comments -
Ancient ChinaMale human heads found in a 'skull pit' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals7 Comments -
Ancient ChinaAncient 'hanging coffin' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today8 Comments -
Ancient China5,000-year-old skeleton masks and skull cups made from human bones discovered in China2 Comments -
Ancient ChinaWorld's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find5 Comments -
Ancient ChinaWomen likely ruled in Stone Age China, DNA analysis of 4,500-year-old skeletons reveals2 Comments -
Ancient ChinaNewly discovered 'ghost' lineage linked to ancient mystery population in Tibet, DNA study finds
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Astonishing ArtifactsRelief fragment with vanquished enemies: A 3,400-year-old depiction of an Egyptian pharaoh crushing western Asian soldiers under his royal chariot -
Ancient EgyptiansDid ancient Egyptian princesses use weapons? Controversial study claims they hunted or trained with the military, but not all experts agree.2 Comments -
Ancient Egyptians18 ancient Egyptian tombs with dozens of gold 'tongues' discovered along the Mediterranean coast -
Excerpt'He looked like Ramses the Great': How experimental archaeologists used ancient techniques to mummify a modern-day person -
Astonishing ArtifactsBead net funerary shroud: A 2,500-year-old beaded veil from Egypt depicting the deceased's transformation into Osiris2 Comments -
Ancient EgyptiansGreat Pyramid of Giza is remarkably resilient to earthquakes — and it's due to the ancient Egyptians' 'extraordinary' engineering knowledge -
Astonishing ArtifactsLion's head pendant: An ancient Egyptian board game piece that was later repurposed into a magical religious object with baboons -
Ancient EgyptiansEgyptian mummy has part of the 'Iliad' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover6 Comments -
Ancient EgyptiansArchaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals4 Comments
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NeanderthalsNeanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible5 Comments -
NeanderthalsNeanderthals passed on a gene that helps modern humans pack on more muscle — but only a few people have it5 Comments -
Astonishing ArtifactsRock crystal scraper: 45,000-year-old Neanderthal tool that shows they had an 'eye for beauty of form and color' -
Human EvolutionScientists discover 2 new 'ghost' lineages that contributed DNA to modern humans -
Human EvolutionAncient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils reveal3 Comments -
Human EvolutionScientists show that DNA can last for up to 50,000 years in Africa — much longer than previously thought -
Human Evolution100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds3 Comments -
NeanderthalsNeanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds3 Comments -
Human EvolutionDiminutive species 'the Hobbit' did not hunt or control fire, deepening the mystery of its ancestry, dwarf elephant bones reveal8 Comments
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Middle East'Unlike anything seen before': Archaeologists unearth a unique, 11,000-year-old statue of a person riding a leopard from one of the world's earliest settlements
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Middle East1,700-year-old church discovered under a lake in Turkey may be the location of the First Council of Nicaea — but other experts disagree -
Middle East6,000-year-old broken ribs discovered in Syria may be one of the oldest known cases of child abuse in the world -
Middle East1,200-year-old gold hoard discovered in Saudi Arabia may have been buried by a medieval pilgrim -
Middle EastDark message warning enemy to 'learn your lesson' found inscribed on 2,000-year-old sling bullet from ancient Holy Land4 Comments -
OpinionGender ambiguity was a tool of power 4,500 years ago in Mesopotamia -
Middle East'A huge surprise': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq2 Comments -
Middle EastRare 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with menorahs found near Jerusalem's Temple Mount -
Middle EastMagdala stone: 2,000-year-old carving from Jerusalem is world's oldest known depiction of a menorah
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RomansCave sanctuary in Spain has highest number of Latin inscriptions anywhere in the Roman Empire — and many of them mention mysterious 'Lady'2 Comments
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Romans'The lance head was still inside the pelvis': Mass grave found in Austria may hold casualties of unknown ancient Roman battle -
Romans'They basically used these dried-up wells just to throw people in': 43 skeletons found in Roman-era well may be evidence of deadly plague2 Comments -
RomansAncient bullets reveal where a Roman camp hid in the Pyrenees of Spain before being ambushed -
Romans'Extremely rare' Roman military camp found in Slovakia holds hastily buried remains of Marcus Aurelius' soldiers — with some dumped in wells -
Romans'Once we were like you': Striking reconstructions reveal the faces of 16 people from Roman-era Hungary -
OpinionNot a housekeeper, but a 'vilica': The many responsibilities of Roman-era female farm managers were overlooked by historians -
Romans2,000-year-old scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius eruption finally deciphered with help from AI2 Comments -
Romans'The Romans were probably never going to go away': In new 'Almost History' podcast, listen to how history might have played out if Carthage had defeated the Roman Republic
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Astonishing ArtifactsFront face of a stela: A 1,300-year-old carving of a powerful Maya 'Lady Supreme Warlord' that weighs over 1 ton
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The Americas1,400-year-old skeleton found in underground channel in Peru may have belonged to human sacrifice victim
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The Americas500-year-old Inca mummies prove that European colonists brought devastating smallpox to the Americas4 Comments -
The AmericasLasers reveal hundreds of geoglyphs made by a mysterious civilization in the Amazon rainforest thousands of years ago3 Comments -
The AmericasArchaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador -
The AmericasSacrificed Inca children died very differently than we thought, study finds -
Astonishing ArtifactsMummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old 'false head' found in Peru that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabar -
The Americas'One of the oldest gravestones of a free Black person in America' discovered in Boston -
The Americas'It's a huge deal': Archaeologists discover second cannonball from the Battle of the Alamo, and it was likely fired by Texans6 Comments
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VikingsDirty 'button' unearthed by metal detectorist turns out to be a rare 900-year-old coin from Norway's last Viking king, Magnus Barefoot -
Vikings'Melted in a pot somewhere': Vikings used Islamic silver coins to make their early pennies, study finds -
Vikings'Extremely rare' English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry -
Vikings'The detectors never stopped beeping!' Nearly 3,000 coins discovered in field are Norway's largest Viking hoard on record -
VikingsGold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen Army2 Comments -
VikingsDid the Vikings reach Maine?3 Comments -
VikingsViking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a 'giant' who'd had brain surgery4 Comments -
VikingsAsh Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking woman -
Vikings1,000-year-old 'king' game piece with a distinctive hairstyle is 'as close as we will ever get to a portrait of a Viking'2 Comments
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Middle East'Unlike anything seen before': Archaeologists unearth a unique, 11,000-year-old statue of a person riding a leopard from one of the world's earliest settlements
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ArchaeologyRitual solstice structure 1,000 years older than Stonehenge unearthed in Czech Republic
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Astonishing ArtifactsFront face of a stela: A 1,300-year-old carving of a powerful Maya 'Lady Supreme Warlord' that weighs over 1 ton
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ArchaeologyArchaeologists unearth a medieval nobleman buried with his horse and dog in a rare wooden tomb in Russia
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RomansCave sanctuary in Spain has highest number of Latin inscriptions anywhere in the Roman Empire — and many of them mention mysterious 'Lady'2 Comments
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The Americas1,400-year-old skeleton found in underground channel in Peru may have belonged to human sacrifice victim
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OpinionArchaeologists used to think women in prehistory wielded no power. Genetic data is upending that idea. -
ArchaeologyBody found at bottom of Scottish well may be from rare ritual burial performed centuries ago -
NeanderthalsNeanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible5 Comments
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ArchaeologyArchaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened with offerings for a goddess — and 'closed' with human bodies
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