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The Maya used so much red paint that they poisoned their water with mercury, mud sediments revealResearchers found extreme levels of mercury in sediment cores in Mexico ‪—‬ and it’s all because the Maya loved red paint.
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2,800-year-old tomb in Siberia has evidence of the earliest use of cannabis — possibly as a way to calm human sacrifice victimsSeeds found in an ancient grave and chemical compounds discovered in mummy hair have revealed people got high on marijuana 2,800 years ago.
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Cryptic padlock from a 400-year-old shipwreck finally opened ‪—‬ but it leaves a mysteryResearchers used CT scans to crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in Wales with the Ann Francis treasure hoard.
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1,600-year-old burial holds remains of man infected with a 'very rare' strain of leprosy in GermanyA high-status burial surprised archaeologists when they discovered leprosy in a man's bones from the fifth century.
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Colorful 1,800-year-old belt buckle discovered in a Ukrainian forest may have belonged to a nomadic equestrian warriorA Roman-era belt buckle discovered in a Ukrainian forest hints at the ancient conflict between the Romans and the Dacians.
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5,300-year-old kidney stone the size of a grape found in Bronze Age man's burial near Black SeaResearchers identified a 5,300-year-old kidney stone in the burial of a Bronze Age cattle herder in Russia.
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Buried for 2,600 years beneath Nile mud, a massive ancient Egyptian complex was just found — from spaceSatellite radar and underground electrical scans have revealed a 2,600-year-old structure at Buto, one of ancient Egypt's most sacred cities. The real surprise wasn't the walls — but what was underneath them.
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Lycurgus Cup: A Roman glass goblet made with ancient color-changing nanotechnologyAstonishing Artifacts This Roman glass cup can change from jade green to ruby red, and it features a mythical king who tried to banish Dionysus.
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Ghostly statue of 'shrine maiden' discovered at 1,500-year-old burial mound in JapanArchaeologists have unearthed a human-shaped funeral offering that may represent an ancient Japanese priestess.
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