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Incan 'Ice Maiden' who died in sacrifice 500 years ago revealed in hyper-realistic facial reconstruction
A new facial approximation brings to life an Incan girl who was killed 500 years ago as part of a sacrificial ritual.
5,000-year-old mass grave of fallen warriors in Spain shows evidence of 'sophisticated' warfare
A new analysis of a mass grave from Neolithic Spain reveals that the site wasn't a burial ground from a massacre, but of fallen warriors.
Circular temple dedicated to Maya serpent deity discovered in Mexico
The recently discovered temple in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula dates between A.D. 1000 and 1200.
Skeleton with 4 prosthetic metal fingers unearthed from centuries-old grave in Germany
The skeleton of a middle-aged man who died between 1450 and 1620 was found with a prosthetic hand still attached to his left arm, which replaced four fingers he likely lost through amputation.
500-year-old lion drawing in Puerto Rican cave may have been made by an enslaved African
There were no lions in 16th-century Puerto Rico — so was the cave drawing made by someone who'd actually seen one?
Sacrificial pits filled with 120 horse skeletons found in Bronze Age city in China
The walled city likely served as a political and cultural hub in Bronze Age China.
Shark teeth 'blades' were likely used for ritual or warfare in Indonesia 7,000 years ago
Archaeologists have discovered 7,000-year-old shark-tooth knives in Indonesia.
Severe drought reveals more than 100 rock carvings in Amazonian tributary that may be up to 2,000 years old
Engravings of human faces, animals and geometric shapes were spotted on normally submerged rocks after more than half of the Negro River dried up.
