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Stunning rock art site reveals that humans settled the Colombian Amazon 13,000 years agoThe first humans arrived in the Colombia Amazon around 13,000 years ago.
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1,800-year-old 'Iron Legion' Roman base discovered near 'Armageddon' is largest in IsraelThe Roman military base once housed more than 5,000 soldiers.
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Ancient rock art in Argentinian cave may have transmitted information across 100 generationsA cave in Patagonia houses the oldest known pigment-based rock art in South America.
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Ancient tomb really does hold Alexander the Great's father, controversial study claimsResearchers used X-ray analyses to determine the occupants inside a trio of royal tombs in Greece.
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Medieval iron glove, likely worn by a knight, discovered near Swiss castleThe right-handed glove would have been worn by a knight in the 14th century.
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3,500-year-old burial of Nubian woman reveals 1 of world's earliest known cases of rheumatoid arthritisLesions found on the bones of a Nubian skeleton reveal evidence of an ancient rheumatoid arthritis case.
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Romans kept poisonous, narcotic seeds concealed in bone vials, new discovery revealsA hollowed-out animal bone was used by Romans to store a stash of poisonous seeds and is the first-ever evidence of the seeds' use during the Roman era.
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Bronze Age 'treasure' was crafted with extraterrestrial metalResearchers determined that two artifacts in the Bronze Age hoard were made with meteoric iron.
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1st-ever complete Roman 'bed burial' recovered from under LondonIn addition to the funerary items, archaeologists uncovered remnants of a tannery and a 16th-century cemetery.
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2,000-year-old 'bog body' of teenager with missing skull discovered in Northern IrelandThe well-preserved skeleton still has portions of its fingernails and skin intact — however, its skull remains missing.
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Jade mask depicting Maya storm god unearthed in royal tomb in GuatemalaThe 1,700-year-old Maya tomb houses a number of artifacts, including a mosaic jade mask.
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Roman-era silver 'toilet spoon' discovered in WalesThe silver spoon was used to scoop out cosmetics and medications.
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Early medieval sword fished out of Polish river is in 'near perfect' conditionA sword dredged from a Polish river could be of Viking origin.
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90,000-year-old human footprints found on a Moroccan beach are some of the oldest and best preserved in the worldResearchers in Morocco happened upon a trackway containing 85 well-preserved human footprints that are some of the oldest in the world.
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Prehistoric jewelry reveals 9 distinct cultures across Stone Age EuropePrehistoric humans adorned themselves with different types of beads depending on their culture and location in Europe.
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Even Stone Age people burned their porridge, 5,000-year-old food-scorched clay pot revealsThousands of years ago, a Neolithic person tried cooking porridge but ended up burning it.
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Hoard of Bronze Age jewelry discovered in Poland was part of ancient water burial ritual, study findsA collection of metal jewelry and human remains found at a dry lake-bed site in Poland were part of an ancient ritual.
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'Incredibly rare' 2nd-century Roman armor pieced together like an 'ancient jigsaw puzzle'Conservators in the U.K. have painstakingly reassembled a piece of Roman armor that was broken into more than 100 pieces.
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Why is wool itchy?Why does wearing wool clothing sometimes lead to insatiable itching?
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A slave was brutally crucified in Roman Britain 1,700 years ago. Now, his face has been brought back to life.A new facial approximation of a man who was crucified in Roman Britain finally "puts a face to his story."
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Babylon's Ishtar Gate may have a totally different purpose than we thought, magnetic field measurements suggestArchaeologists measured the magnetic fields found in clay bricks to determine the construction date of Babylon's Ishtar Gate.
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Ancient fortifications revealed underneath Bronze Age village on Italian islandThe arc-shaped stone wall served as protection for the ancient Mediterranean village.
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2,700-year-old temple with altar overflowing with jewel-studded offerings unearthed on Greek islandThe temple sits adjacent to a sanctuary dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis.
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Lasers reveal ancient settlements hidden deep in the Amazon rainforestArchaeologists used lasers to view an ancient civilization hidden in the Amazon rainforest.
