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4,400-Year-Old Tomb of 'Divine Inspector' with Hidden Shafts Discovered in Egypt
December 15, 2018 | ArticleOne of the hidden shafts might hold the divine inspector's sarcophagus.
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Photos: Exquisitely Preserved Ancient Tomb Discovered at Saqqara
December 15, 2018 | CountdownGorgeous photos show a 4,400-year-old tomb of a divine inspector in ancient Egypt.
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What Lies Beneath the Transylvanian Castle That Imprisoned 'Dracula'?
December 14, 2018 | ArticleA castle where the bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler may have once been imprisoned is slowly revealing its secrets, thanks to new radar scans of the ground below the structure.
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50,000-Year-Old Tiara Made from Woolly Mammoth Ivory Found in Denisova Cave
December 14, 2018 | ArticleThe tiara was probably worn by an adult man with a relatively large head.
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Do You Carry Neanderthal DNA? The Shape of Your Skull May Tell.
December 13, 2018 | ArticleThe shape of your brain may say a lot about the Neanderthal in you.
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8,300-Year-Old Stone Snake Heads Reveal Stone Age Ritual Ceremonies
December 12, 2018 | ArticleWhat might be passed over as two oddly shaped rocks are the work of Stone Age artisans who sculpted the rocks into beady-eyed snake heads, archaeologists have found.
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The US Lost 1 Warship in WWI. 100 Years Later, We Know What Caused the Sinking.
December 12, 2018 | ArticleA new exploration of a 100-year-old shipwreck reveals the weapon that brought the vessel down.
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Cannibalism? Nope, This 8,000-Year-Old Man Was Likely Burned in a Ritual
December 11, 2018 | ArticleThe shattered skull of a hunter who lived about 8,000 years ago isn’t evidence of cannibalism, as scientists previously thought. Rather, the hunter died in a grisly murder, new research suggests.
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'Miracle' Excavation of 'Little Foot' Skeleton Reveals Mysterious Human Relative
December 11, 2018 | ArticleFollowing an epic 20-year-long excavation in South Africa, researchers have finally recovered and cleaned the nearly-complete skeleton of an ancient human relative.
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16 of the Most Interesting Ancient Board and Dice Games
December 10, 2018 | CountdownFrom the forerunner to backgammon to a Norse strategy game called Viking chess, here's a look at the fascinating games played in our very distant past.
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