Owen Jarus is a regular contributor to Live Science who writes about archaeology and humans' past. He has also written for The Independent (UK), The Canadian Press (CP) and The Associated Press (AP), among others. Owen has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto and a journalism degree from Ryerson University.
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Earthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead beneath Mexico City universityResearchers are conserving a rare snakehead from the Aztecs that still retains its painted colors from hundreds of years ago.
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Ancient New Year's scene from Egypt uncovered on roof of 2,200-year-old templeResearchers restored an ancient painting of the gods depicted at New Year's during restoration work at the Temple of Esna in Egypt.
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11,000-year-old statue of giant man clutching penis unearthed in TurkeyA 7.5-foot-tall statue of a man clutching his penis was unearthed at one of the oldest temple sites in Turkey.
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Where is Stonehenge, who built the prehistoric monument, and how?The prehistoric monument Stonehenge was built up to 5,000 years ago on Salisbury Plain in England, but its ultimate purpose remains a tantalizing mystery.
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700-year-old coin depicting Jesus and medieval king discovered in BulgariaArchaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a medieval silver coin that features a Serbian king and a saint on one side and Jesus on the other.
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An incorrect version of 'Prayer of David' discovered at 'Little Castle' in West BankA 1,500-year-old text recording a section of Psalm 86 — also known as "A prayer of David" — has been discovered in what was a monastery in the West Bank.
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Bronze Age hexagonal 'pyramid' not like anything 'found before in the Eurasian steppe'Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered a hexagonal pyramid that served as a burial site in the Bronze Age.
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Palatial 1,500-year-old Maya structure unearthed in MexicoArchaeologists discovered the palace-like building ahead of railway construction in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
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'This is complete nonsense': Scientists rail against 'alien' bodies shown before Mexican congressScientists blast claims of two 'alien' bodies that a journalist presented to Mexico's congress.
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7,000-year-old animal bones, human remains found in enigmatic stone structure in ArabiaResearchers have discovered human bones and animal remains dating to around 7,000 years ago in Arabian stone structures known as mustatils.
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2,800-year-old figurines unearthed at Greek temple may be offerings to PoseidonExcavation of an ancient Greek temple has yielded a variety of figurines, possibly offerings to Poseidon.
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3,000-year-old tomb of shaman who may have mediated 'between spiritual and earthly worlds' found in PeruArchaeologists have unearthed the tomb and grave goods of a shaman who lived 3,000 years ago in what is now Peru.
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How old are the Egyptian pyramids?And why did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids in the first place?
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Did the ancient Egyptians really marry their siblings and children?Ramesses II married his daughter and Cleopatra VII married her brother, but how common was marriage within royal and commoner families?
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Deformed skulls and ritual beheadings found at Maya pyramid in MexicoArchaeologists announced that some individuals buried at a Maya pyramid more than 1,000 years ago had deformed skulls and had been killed in ritual beheadings.
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2,200-year-old remains of sacrificed giant panda and tapir discovered near Chinese emperor's tombThe discovery of an ancient tapir's skeletal remains near an emperor's tomb indicates that these animals once roamed China.
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What did Cleopatra, Egypt's last pharaoh, really look like?"Cleopatra's skin color has nothing to do with her accomplishments, which are immense."
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Machu Picchu: The Incan estate 8,000 feet high in the AndesThe royal estate built by the Inca in Peru went unnoticed for centuries.
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X-ray scans reveal 'hidden mysteries' in ancient Egyptian necropolis paintingsNew scans reveal that Ancient Egyptian artists flubbed a tomb painting depicting royalty.
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Did Alexander the Great have any children?Alexander the Great died at age 32, leaving behind a vast empire. Did he have any heirs to rule in the power vacuum that followed his death?
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What do (real) archaeologists think of the legacy of 'Indiana Jones'?Is Indiana Jones an archaeologist or a looter? Archaeologists dish on the adventurer before the movie premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."
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Evidence of ancient hydraulic engineering discovered along NileA 600-mile-long network of stone walls along the Nile served as an ancient water management system.
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1st-century coins from Jewish revolt against the Romans discovered near the Black SeaRoman soldiers took coins minted by Jewish rebels in the Holy Land with them to a military camp in Georgia.
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2,300-year-old Egyptian mummification workshops found at SaqqaraArchaeologists in Egypt found ancient mummification workshops — one for humans and one for animals — at Saqqara.
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