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Lavish 2,200-year-old tomb unearthed in China may be that of ancient kingIt's not known who was buried in the tomb, but one expert says it was probably the Chu state ruler.
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Weapons chest found on wreck of 15th-century 'floating castle' sheds light on 'military revolution at sea'The chest could help archaeologists understand the fire and explosion that sank the vessel.
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1,700-year-old Roman ruins discovered atop much older Neolithic sacred springArchaeologists think veneration of the freshwater spring started in Neolithic times.
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Ancient artists high on hallucinogens may have carved dancer rock art in PeruThe research notes similarities between the carvings in southern Peru and the ayahuasca-induced art of the Amazon's Tucano people.
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Neolithic women in Europe were tied up and buried alive in ritual sacrifices, study suggestsThe research found evidence of the "incaprettamento" method of murder at 14 Neolithic sites in Europe.
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Viking Age women with cone-shaped skulls likely learned head-binding practice from far-flung regionThe skull modifications were found on the skeletons of three women buried on Gotland almost 1,000 years ago.
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Pet fox with 'deep relationship with the hunter-gatherer society' buried 1,500 years ago in ArgentinaResearch suggests a fox buried with hunter-gatherers 1,500 years ago had a "strong bond" with humans.
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Low tides reveal Bronze Age fortress that likely defended against Irish mainlandThe walls, discovered on a partially submerged isthmus, were exposed by recent low tides.
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Ancient quarries in Israel reveal where Homo erectus hunted and butchered elephantsResearchers suggest ancient quarry sites in Israel were favored because they were close to elephant migration routes.
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Ötzi the Iceman used surprisingly modern technique for his tattoos 5,300 years ago, study suggestsThe researchers compared Ötzi's ancient tattoos with modern tattoos made using different techniques on the skin of one of the authors.
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Ancient Chinese burials with swords and chariot cast light on violent 'Warring States' periodResearchers say the finds could help them understand the political and social changes going on in China during the Warring States period.
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Lavish, 800-year-old tombs in China may hold remains of Great Jin dynasty elitesThree newfound brick tombs date to the Golden Khanate, a non-Chinese people who ruled in northern China centuries ago.
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Winged 'basilisk' on medieval pilgrim's badge discovered in PolandSuch badges were common among Christian pilgrims in the Middle Ages, but it's not clear what the basilisk represents.
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3,300-year-old tablet from mysterious Hittite Empire describes catastrophic invasion of four citiesResearchers think a sacred language inscribed in cuneiform on the tablet suggest the Hittite king visited or lived where the tablet was found in Turkey.
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Ancient humans used cave in Spain as burial spot for 4 millennia, 7,000 bones revealThe bones show burials from the Neolithic until the Bronze Age, and the researchers think the cave may have even been used by Neanderthals.
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14 wrecks that expose 'what life was like on slaver ships' identified in the BahamasResearchers say they hope to recover what's left of the ships after more than 200 years underwater.
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Viking market may be buried on a Norwegian island, radar suggestsThe Norwegian island of Klosterøy is famous for its medieval monastery, but new research suggests it was important long before that.
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Ancient language found on 2,100-year-old bronze hand may be related to BasqueResearchers think the inscription is written in a Vasconic language spoken in northeastern Spain before the arrival of the Romans.
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Spectacularly preserved Roman-age egg still has its yolk and whitesThe egg-citing object may be the oldest unintentionally preserved egg ever found.
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11,000-year-old submerged stone wall discovered off Germany was once used to trap reindeerThe wall may be among the oldest hunting structures on Earth and one of the largest Stone Age structures ever found in Europe.
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Undeciphered script from Easter Island may predate European colonizationA wooden tablet inscribed with the undeciphered rongorongo script from Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island) dates to the 15th century, long before Europeans arrived. This early date suggests that the Rapa Nui people invented their own script without European influence.
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13 of the world's oldest artworks, some crafted by extinct human relativesArchaeological evidence suggests that symbolism in art, once seen as something that only modern humans were capable of, was produced by earlier hominins.
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Did art exist before modern humans? New discoveries raise big questions.Feature Scientists are finding ever-earlier examples of artistic expression in the archaeological record that reshape what we know about the cognitive abilities of our archaic human relatives, such as Neanderthals.
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1st-century villa discovered near Mount Vesuvius may be where Pliny the Elder watched catastrophic eruptionArchaeologists think the luxurious villa was where Pliny the Elder first witnessed the massive volcanic eruption that would later claim his life.
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