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CT scans reveal the last moments of Inca children sacrificed as 'messengers to the gods'New CT scans reveal the last moments of the Inca children who were sacrificed and mummified about 500 years ago.
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7,500-year-old deer skull headdress discovered in Germany indicates hunter-gatherers shared sacred items and ideas with region's first farmersThe discovery of a deer skull headdress and tools made from antlers at the site of a New Stone Age farming village suggests that hunter-gatherers were sharing ideas with the newcomers.
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'Landmark' elephant bone finding in Spain may be from time of Hannibal's war against RomeAn elephant bone discovered in Spain may date to the time of Hannibal's battles against the Romans.
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2,400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite tombs discovered outside ancient Rome's wallsArchaeologists have unearthed tombs and a shrine dedicated to Hercules from the time of the Roman Republic.
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Monumental tomb discovered in Turkey might be of royal from King Midas' kingdomA burial mound in Turkey may have held the remains of a member of King Midas's family. But not all experts are convinced.
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Mysterious Voynich manuscript may be a cipher, a new study suggestsA newly invented cipher may shed light on how the mysterious Voynich manuscript was made in medieval times.
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'A huge surprise': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in IraqA 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.
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Rare 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with menorahs found near Jerusalem's Temple MountAn excavation at the City of David in Jerusalem unearthed a 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with a seven-branched menorah on each side.
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Pompeii victims were wearing woolen cloaks in August when they died — but experts are split on what that meansSome of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds.
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2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egyptian 'pleasure barge' from last dynasty of pharaohsArchaeologists diving off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, have discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old "pleasure barge" from the time of the Ptolemaic period.
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Lost Indigenous settlements described by Jamestown colonist John Smith finally foundExcavations along the Rappahannock River in Virginia have revealed the likely spot of Indigenous villages once described by John Smith.
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Ancient 'hanging coffin' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there todayPeople buried in "hanging coffins" thousands of years ago in China and Southeast Asia have finally been identified through DNA research.
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Sunken city discovered in Kyrgyzstan lake was a medieval hotspot on the Silk Road — until an earthquake wiped it outArchaeologists in Kyrgyzstan have discovered the remains of a drowned medieval city that was once a Silk Road hotspot.
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Earth's magnetic field has a weak spot — and it's getting bigger, putting astronauts and satellites at riskThis could be bad news for satellites and spacefarers.
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5,000-year old 'cultic space' discovered in Iraq dates to time of the world's first citiesArchaeologists in Iraq have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old building that might have been used as a "cultic space" or temple for worship.
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900-year-old burials of Denmark's early Christians discovered in medieval cemeteryArchaeologists excavating at a medieval cemetery in Denmark have found the burials of 77 people who were early Christians in the area but still likely harbored pagan beliefs.
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Exceptionally rare iron saber, arrowheads and jewelry discovered in seventh-century warrior's tomb in HungaryArchaeologists in Hungary have found the 1,300-year-old burial of a warrior who was buried with a rare iron saber.
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DNA reveals what killed Napoleon's soldiers during their disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812A mass grave holding soldiers from Napoleon Bonaparte's French army reveals some of the diseases that killed the Grande Armée during its disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812.
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Ancient Roman tombstone found beneath undergrowth in New Orleans yardA New Orleans couple doing yard work behind their house unexpectedly found a Roman headstone of a solider who died 1,900 years ago.
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Hundreds of ancient gold and silver coins from possible Celtic market found in Czech RepublicHundreds of gold and silver coins, along with jewelry and other artifacts, have been found in the Czech Republic at what might have been an ancient Celtic market.
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Rare wampum beads discovered at 17th-century colony in NewfoundlandArchaeologists in Newfoundland have discovered seven tiny beads known as wampum that are made from seashells. They may be the first ever found in the province.
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7-year-old Maya child had green jade 'tooth gem,' new study findsArchaeologists already knew that adult Maya had tooth inlays, but this is some of the first evidence that children also had tooth bling.
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Where is Queen Boudica buried?The remains of Britain's national heroine — Queen Boudica of the Iceni tribe — are not under a train station in north London. So, where is her grave?
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350-year-old mummified head from Bolivia isn't what it seemsA mummified skull from Bolivia was long thought to be of an Inca man, but a new study finds it had a different history.
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