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1,600-year-old skeleton found in a giant jar in Bulgaria may belong to Roman who hid there to escape enemy attackHuman remains found in a giant Roman jar in Bulgaria may belong to a young Roman who armed himself with two knives during an enemy attack.
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'Biggest surprise of my life': Homeowner discovers Denmark's largest Viking Age silver hoard in their backyardIn Denmark, a homeowner digging in their backyard unexpectedly found the country's largest silver hoard from the Viking Age.
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Man rummaging in a Polish junkyard finds a 1,800-year-old shield holding the cremated remains of a Vandal warriorA 1,800-year-old shield filled with the cremated remains of a Vandal warrior was discovered at a junkyard in Poland.
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Crown of Kerch: A 1,600-year-old gold, gem-studded diadem found in the grave of a Hun noblewomanAstonishing Artifacts This crown depicts two birds of prey and was discovered in the grave of a fifth-century noblewoman in Crimea.
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2,600 silver coins found in the outskirts of Moscow may have been buried by a medieval plague victimA hoard of silver coins has been unearthed near Moscow, revealing new information about money minting in the 15th century.
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Strange 'hobbit' species walked more like us than like 'Lucy,' hip bones revealAnthropologists studying the hip bones of Homo floresiensis have discovered that its pelvis was human-like, raising new questions about the origin of the enigmatic species.
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'Unlike anything seen before': Archaeologists unearth a unique, 11,000-year-old statue of a person riding a leopard from one of the world's earliest settlementsArchaeologists in southern Turkey discovered a unique statue of a person on the back of a leopard.
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Ritual solstice structure 1,000 years older than Stonehenge unearthed in Czech RepublicArchaeologists have discovered a prehistoric ritual structure oriented to the sun and moon in the Czech Republic.
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Front face of a stela: A 1,300-year-old carving of a powerful Maya 'Lady Supreme Warlord' that weighs over 1 tonAstonishing Artifacts This monumental carving depicts a powerful Maya queen called Lady K'abel, who ruled an ancient city in Guatemala at the end of the seventh century.
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