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![3D graphic of a burial with a four-wheeled wagon next to a wrapped body lying on a couch.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/puvTSboji52EUJhdkjvfLX-320-80.jpg)
Early Celtic elites inherited power through maternal lines, ancient DNA reveals
By Kristina Killgrove published
The early Celts may have inherited power through their mother's side, according to an ancient DNA analysis of lavish burials in Europe.
![The Step Pyramid with a blue sky in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uSHaCwCWFF764bszMVqckC-320-80.jpg)
Why are so many ancient Egyptians buried at the Saqqara necropolis?
By Owen Jarus published
The ancient Egyptians buried their dead at Saqqara for thousands of years. Why was the necropolis so important to them?
![A photo of a rusty submarine underwater with an octopus crawling on it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PZQTjaqXectaMVqaRxb8MU-320-80.jpg)
Wreck of WWII 'Hit 'Em Harder' submarine, which sank with 79 crew on board, discovered in South China Sea
By Tom Metcalfe published
The U.S. wreck is the grave site of the 79 crew who died when the sub was sunk in battle in 1944.
![Ancient cave paintings on rocks in Karasay gorge, Taraz, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z2kzEEDHaguHG6rDTqc6iS-320-80.jpg)
3,500-year-old rock art of wild sheep and double-humped camels revealed in Kazakhstan
By Owen Jarus published
Volunteers on an environmental clean-up in Kazakhstan uncovered rock art dating to the Bronze or Iron ages, but archaeologists say they already knew about the site.
![An aerial view of a excavation site containing horse skeletons.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RUxUMaYxSM3eFJjNLQKS84-320-80.jpg)
28 'carefully placed' horses in ancient burial in France may have been part of a sacrificial ritual
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Based on the positioning of the horses, researchers determined that the animals may have been buried as part of a sacrifice.
![gold earrings in the dirt](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y55jEq7i6VtYZe3ZM2863d-320-80.jpg)
2,000-year-old gold jewelry from mysterious culture discovered in Kazakhstan
By Tom Metcalfe published
Researchers think the artifacts were made during the little-known Kangju state.
![A small sculpture of a horse](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sj7iSS9Q9QEteUzgq6a7Ri-320-80.jpg)
World's 1st carved horse: The 35,000-year-old ivory figurine from Vogelherd cave
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Carved out of ivory, the figurine was created during the Upper Paleolithic.
![Picture of a male skull against a black background. The skull is angled to the right with the right eye socket closest to the camera. There is a white scale bar reading 2cm to the left of the skull](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XVsaLt7MBhTpEbcLwsXje8-320-80.jpg)
Ancient Egyptians tried to treat cancer 4,000 years ago, cut-marked skull indicates
By Emily Cooke published
Cut marks discovered surrounding cancerous lesions on an ancient Egyptian skull suggest that humans were conducting cancer surgery more than 4,000 years ago.
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