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50 Viking Age burials discovered in Denmark, including a woman in a rare 'Viking wagon'
By Tom Metcalfe published
Finding a Viking Age burial ground of this size is rare, in part because Scandinavian soil doesn't preserve skeletons well.
Remains of 5,000-year-old farming society as large as ancient Troy discovered in Morocco
By Sierra Bouchér published
The society "bridged the gap" between Africa and Europe over 5,000 years ago.
Scythian on horseback: A 2,400-year-old gold sculpture of a warrior heading into battle
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
The Scythians were a nomadic group known for creating elaborate gilded artworks.
Razed city that rebelled against Rome 'remained uninhabited for over 170 years,' excavations reveal
By Tom Metcalfe published
The ancient city was besieged and destroyed in 125 B.C., probably in a dispute over the rights of Roman citizenship.
Did Romans battle rhinos in the Colosseum? A historian explains the truth behind the fight scenes in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.
By Wray Vamplew published
The Romans are famous for their battles in the Colosseum, but how accurate are the scenes portrayed there in the new movie "Gladiator II"?
Cahokia: One of the 1st cities in North America
By Owen Jarus last updated
Cahokia, in modern-day Illinois, was one of the largest cities in the world.
Mysterious white substance smeared on 3,600-year-old mummies is world's oldest cheese
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
When researchers tested a mysterious substance on the heads and necks of ancient mummies found in China's Tarim Basin, they discovered that it was the world's oldest cheese.
Mysterious 'horseman' from lead coffin unearthed in Notre Dame Cathedral finally identified
By Ben Turner published
The centuries-old remains at Notre Dame have been identified as Joachim du Bellay, a French Renaissance poet who died at age 37.
'Knife-wielding orca' and alien-looking figures among 300 Nazca Lines discovered in groundbreaking AI study
By Harry Baker published
Scientists used AI to find 303 never-before-seen geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert, including abstract humanoid figures, ancient ceremonies, "decapitated heads" and a "killer whale holding a knife."
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