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1,200-year-old burial in Latvia holds people who died of 'sharp force' injuries, possibly from a Viking raidA 1,200-year-old burial in Latvia holds the remains of a father, son and four others who may have been victims of a Viking raid.
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7 extraordinary Indigenous sites in the US, from Chaco Canyon to Chimney RockCountdown The Native Americans built impressive sites across what is now the U.S., including Walnut Canyon and Cahokia.
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'It's a portrait of their actual ancestor': Facial reconstruction of Indigenous man who lived in Ecuador 3,000 years ago shared with his descendantsYou can now see a facial reconstruction — and the particular hairstyle — of a man who lived more than 3,000 years ago in what is now Ecuador.
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Africa's oldest known defensive wall outside Egypt discovered, and it's 4,000 years oldAn elaborate 4,000-year-old defensive wall was discovered in Morocco, and it once protected a thriving farming hub, archaeologists say.
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'There was something bigger in the ground here': Metal detectorist in Germany discovers giant Roman-era hoard from time of emperor HadrianMore than 900 Roman silver coins from the time of the Emperor Hadrian were found in Germany by a metal detectorist.
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Finland's largest Viking Age silver hoard discovered by metal detectorist — and it has thousands of coins and pieces of jewelryThe largest Viking Age silver hoard ever found in Finland was unearthed by a metal detectorist north of Helsinki.
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World's oldest evidence of habitual drug use traced back 25,000 years to IndonesiaHunter-gatherers from the last ice age sucked on betel nuts to soothe their toothaches, a new study reveals.
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Man rummaging in a Polish junkyard finds a 1,800-year-old shield holding the cremated remains of a Vandal warriorA 1,800-year-old shield filled with the cremated remains of a Vandal warrior was discovered at a junkyard in Poland.
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Neanderthals passed on a gene that helps modern humans pack on more muscle — but only a few people have itNeanderthals passed along a gene variant to modern humans that can make some people buff, a new study finds.
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Ancient bullets reveal where a Roman camp hid in the Pyrenees of Spain before being ambushedResearchers found the remains of a Roman camp from 39 B.C. that was ambushed by locals in what's now Catalonia, Spain.
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Sacrificed Inca children died very differently than we thought, study findsA new look at three children who died in the Inca human sacrifice ceremony known as Capacocha reveals their last few months and moments.
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British vial of smallpox scabs triggered the devastating 1789 outbreak among Indigenous Australians, study findsIt's long been debated what started the devastating 1789 smallpox outbreak among Indigenous Australians. Now, a new modeling study has the likely answer.
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5,000-year-old 'prototype' Stonehenge aligning with solstices discovered near the famous Stone Age monumentThe discovery of two ancient holes at Stonehenge suggests people placed posts there to help observe the summer and winter solstices around 5,000 years ago.
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Wreck of World War II Japanese 'hellship' that sank with more than 1,000 Allied POWs on board discovered off the PhilippinesThe remains of a Japanese "hellship" that was torpedoed in 1944 and sank with more than 1,000 POWs on board has been found off the coast of the Philippines island of Luzon.
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'Melted in a pot somewhere': Vikings used Islamic silver coins to make their early pennies, study findsThe silver in a Viking Age hoard found in Denmark was from melted-down coins from the faraway Islamic world, a new study finds.
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Bronze Age 5-year-old's skull found in Uzbekistan is the oldest known evidence of surgery in Central AsiaA child's 4,000-year-old skull found in Uzbekistan has signs of trepanation, making it the oldest evidence of surgery in Central Asia on record.
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The Romans and Vikings left few genetic traces of their occupations of Britain, research suggestsDespite their occupations of Britain, the Romans and Vikings didn't leave much of a genetic mark on Britons. The Anglo-Saxons, though, were a different story.
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Doctor's kit found on Mount Vesuvius victim in PompeiiA man who died in Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was carrying a medical kit with him, new scans reveal.
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'We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past': Malaria influenced early humans' migrations across Africa, study suggestsPrehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.
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16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colonyThe newfound coin dates to the 1584 founding of a doomed Spanish settlement in southern Chile.
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Massive Iron Age hoards discovered in England may be from funeral of powerful Celtic queenTwo lavish Iron Age hoards unearthed in England may have been burned in honor of a queen's royal ancestor, a new study finds
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Dark message warning enemy to 'learn your lesson' found inscribed on 2,000-year-old sling bullet from ancient Holy LandArchaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old lead bullet in the Holy Land with a darkly sarcastic inscription in Greek.
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1,900-year-old double Scythian burial in Ukraine contains toxic red mineralA double burial in Ukraine of two women from the Late Scythian culture contains a toxic red mineral, but exactly why it was used remains a mystery.
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Gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen ArmyA gold coin featuring the son of Charlemagne may have been a keepsake from a Viking invader who fought in the Great Heathen Army.
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