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3,000-year-old burial of ancient Egyptian horse found — and a nearby stone carving depicts a captured prisonerArchaeologists unearthed a horse burial dating back more than three millennia in an ancient Egyptian fortress.
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'There was something bigger in the ground here': Metal detectorist in Germany discovers giant Roman-era hoard from time of emperor HadrianMore than 900 Roman silver coins from the time of the Emperor Hadrian were found in Germany by a metal detectorist.
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Fragment of world's oldest peace treaty unearthed in TurkeyArchaeologists excavating in the ancient Hittite capital of Hattusha have uncovered a fragment of the world's oldest peace treaty, signed around 1269 B.C.
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Nearly 2,400-year-old school where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great discovered in GreeceA school where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great has been found in northern Greece.
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700-year-old skull from China is first ever skeletal evidence of nose amputationA face-down burial of a middle-aged woman who died around 700 years ago in China is the world's first evidence of punitive nasal amputation.
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Funeral mask: A 2,000-year-old gold face covering designed to confuse the deceased's spirit so it didn't torment the livingAstonishing Artifacts This death mask is a spectacular example of goldwork from prehistoric Java, Indonesia.
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'Nothing short of a minor miracle': 'Rusty treasure' found in the Danube is full of 2,200-year-old iron bars that could equip an entire army with weaponsArchaeologists in Austria have analyzed a collection of 500 iron bars that were likely lost in a Danube shipwreck 2,200 years ago.
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Did the Vikings really shoot fiery arrows at funeral boats?Life's Little Mysteries The idea of Vikings using fire arrows to set funeral boats ablaze is seen frequently in popular culture. But did it really happen?
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1,000-year-old 'snake amulet' featuring a Christian saint and 'Medusa' discovered in RussiaArchaeologists discovered the two-sided pendant, which features a snake-slaying saint and a snake-haired woman, during an excavation in northwestern Russia.
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