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Elite families ruled nomadic Scythian society 2,500 years ago, DNA analysis revealsNomads of the Eurasian steppe were ruled by elite dynastic families, including women, a large-scale genetic analysis reveals.
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Ancient ring discovered underground in Scotland could be a Stonehenge-like monumentA hidden ring of stones or timbers detected beneath peat at Machrie Moor could represent a previously unknown Neolithic or Bronze Age monument.
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Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothersAn ancient-DNA analysis of the bones of two members of the Renaissance Medici family has confirmed they had malaria when they died.
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500-year-old freeze-dried potato snacks discovered in Inca storage room in PeruIn a rare find, archaeologists in Peru have discovered freeze-dried potatoes that the Inca carried hundreds of miles from the Andes so their people would not starve.
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2,000-year-old scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius eruption finally deciphered with help from AIExperts have unraveled substantial new text from two carbonized Herculaneum scrolls, including what may be a previously unknown work by a Stoic philosopher.
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Sleep and Death cista handle: A 2,400-year-old sculpture depicting gods carrying away Zeus' son during the Trojan WarAstonishing Artifacts A small, bronze sculpture depicting a death scene in the Trojan War once graced an Etruscan box.
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'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 RepublicA new podcast from All About History magazine dives into an alternate reality of what may have happened during the famous battles between Carthage and Rome.
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How did the Romans build such straight roads?Life's Little Mysteries The Romans have a reputation for building straight roads — but how did they do it?
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Ancient empires quiz: Can you match these lands to the historical powers that ruled them?Quiz From the Andes to the steppes of Central Asia, great empires have waxed and waned. Can you match each territory to the culture that once ruled it?
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