The Americas
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Divers recover more than 1,000 gold and silver coins from 1715 'Treasure Fleet' shipwreck in FloridaSalvage work on the 1715 shipwrecks brought over 1,000 coins to the surface this summer.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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'A truly unprecedented discovery': 3,000-year-old multicolored mural with fish, stars and gods discovered in PeruA multicolored mural discovered in Peru is shedding light on pre-Inca coastal artistic traditions.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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Archaeologists locate 'La Fortuna,' a Spanish ship that exploded in 1748 along North Carolina's coastFour shipwrecks newly discovered on the North Carolina coast date to colonial times, including one that blew up during an attack.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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Penguin Vessel: 1,600-year-old Nazca depiction of a cold-water Humboldt penguin that lives in tropical PeruA rare penguin-shaped pot reveals the Nazca's interest in depicting the wildlife around them.
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Tiwanaku: A little-known pre-Incan civilization that built temples and cities high in the AndesThis ancient city in modern-day Bolivia is almost 13,000 feet above sea level. Only a small portion of the ruins have been excavated.
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'Alien' skull of toddler is actually evidence of long-standing practice of head shapingWorkers digging a pipeline in Argentina found the flattened skull of an ancient toddler, raising questions about its asymmetrical shape.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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'Lost Colony' of Roanoke may have assimilated into Indigenous society, archaeologist claims — but not everyone is convincedThe recent discovery of copious amounts of iron trash on North Carolina's Hatteras Island may reveal the fate of a 16th-century "Lost Colony."
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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3 ancient Maya cities discovered in Guatemala, 1 with an 'astronomical complex' likely used for predicting solsticesThree ancient Maya cities have been discovered by archaeologists in Guatemala.
By Owen Jarus Published
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Genomes from ancient Maya people reveal collapse of population and civilization 1,200 years agoAncient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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