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Iceman Killed After Sneak Attack From BehindThe latest theory about how Ötzi was killed emerged from a three-day conference about the mummy.
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Skin Proteins from Mummies Reveal How Ancient Egyptians DiedProteins from the mummies' skin and muscle samples show the people likely had cancer, lung infections and other diseases.
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Mussolini Message Found Under Rome ObeliskA parchment from the Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini was intended as a message to the future.
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Oldest Gold Artifact Found in BulgariaThe small bead is estimated to be some 6,500 years old.
archaeology -
Parkas Helped Early Humans SurviveThe mystery of how early humans survived the Ice Age while Neanderthals disappeared into evolutionary oblivion may lie in their choice of outerwear.
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Pot Dealers Traced Back 5,000 YearsNomads entered Europe from the eastern Steppes — bearing cannabis.
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Urine-Based Dye Found in Ancient New TestamentOne of the oldest illuminated manuscripts of the New Testament gets its purple color from dye created with fermented urine.
archaeology -
Andrea Doria: Sub Reveals Images of the 'Mount Everest of Shipwrecks'The images show the wreck has badly deteriorated, with the bow almost broken up.
archaeology -
King Tut's Blade Made of MeteoriteX-ray analysis confirms that the iron of the dagger placed on the thigh of the boy king has meteoric origins.
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100-Foot Image of Mythical Creature Discovered in PeruA new, nearly hundred-foot Nazca geoglyph in Peru has been uncovered.
human-behavior -
Pyramid Interior Revealed Using Cosmic RaysThe interior of a pyramid has been reconstructed for the first time in an ancient Egyptian pyramid using cosmic particles.
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Oldest Depiction Of Ancient Egyptian Demons FoundThe newly found drawings show demonic entities populated the ancient Egyptians' imaginations as far back as 4,000 years ago.
ancient-egyptians -
Mystery of Mummified Lung SolvedNew analysis reveals that a copper belt might have contributed to the mummification of a lung belonging to Merovingian royalty.
ancient-egyptians -
Cosmic Ray Tech May Unlock Pyramids' SecretsA new generation of muon telescopes has been built to detect the presence of secret structures within Egypt's pyramids.
ancient-egyptians -
Leonardo Da Vinci's Living Relatives FoundA forensic search identifies direct descendants of the Renaissance genius. And researchers hint there are some surprising names.
genetics -
Jesus’ Last Supper Menu Revealed in Archaeology StudyWhat did Jesus and his apostles eat during the Last Supper? New research reveals the likely menu.
human-behavior -
How Satellites Find Shipwrecks From SpaceDistinctive linear plumes of these particles extend as far as 2.5 miles downstream from shallow shipwreck sites.
archaeology -
New Piece Added to World's Oldest Jigsaw PuzzleA fragment has been pieced together with thousands of other marble fragments to make up a 2,200-year-old map of Rome.
archaeology -
Mummified Sailor Found on Ghost VesselThe naturally mummified body of German adventurer Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, was found by two fishermen who spotted a battered vessel in the Philippine Sea about 60 miles from Barabo.
human-behavior -
Amelia Earhart's Plane Discovered in Odd Movie CameoAs a search is set to resume for Amelia Earhart's remains and her plane, researchers make an odd discovery.
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Remains Found of 7,000-Year-Old Man Buried UprightThe young man was buried in a vertical pit in a 8,500-year-old cemetery, one of the oldest ever found in Europe.
archaeology -
Mummy Identification Still Uncertain ScienceKing Tut is the only 18th Dynasty pharaoh whose mummy has been identified with certainty, says a new analysis.
ancient-egyptians -
Michelangelo Worked Despite Arthritic HandsProlonged hammering and chiseling accelerated degenerative arthritis in the hands of Michelangelo.
human-behavior -
Statues of Greek Gods Unearthed in CreteThe sculptures date to the first or second century AD and stand at around 21 inches in height.
human-behavior
