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Secret of ancient Maya blue pigment revealed from cracks and clues on a dozen bowls from Chichén Itzá
The question of how the super-blue paint was made now has a second answer.
Titanic digital reconstruction sheds light on night ship sank
A new documentary explores the tragic final night of the RMS Titanic with the most detailed digital reconstruction of the ship ever created.
Mysterious Tikal altar that wasn't Maya after all includes at least 4 skeletons — and 1 was a child
A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it appears foreigners from Teotihuacan built it.
Ancient jawbone dredged off Taiwan seafloor belongs to mysterious Denisovan, study finds
Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, proving that the archaic humans were distributed widely over Asia.
Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in Peru
Archaeologists have found conclusive evidence of psychedelic drug use more than 2,500 years ago in Peru.
1,800-year-old warhorse cemetery held remains of a beloved horse — and a man considered an 'outsider' to Roman society
A newly excavated horse cemetery in Germany dates to Roman times.
Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail
This tiny figurine may represent a mythical warrior maiden who assisted Odin, the Norse god of war.
Archaeologists discover hundreds of metal objects up to 3,400 years old on mysterious volcanic hilltop in Hungary
The findings shed light on the ancient people who lived in western Hungary, whose identity continues to confound scholars.
