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Hearts Ripped from 140 Children and 200 Llamas in Largest Child Sacrifice in Ancient World
March 06, 2019 | ArticleThe largest child sacrifice on record took place after a torrential rainfall, when about 140 children and 200 young llamas likely had their hearts ripped out by the ancient Chimú culture in A.D. 1450, in what is now Peru.
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A Lost Page of Notes on Einstein's 'Theory of Everything' Has Turned Up in Jerusalem
March 06, 2019 | ArticleThe page was missing for decades.
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This Miniature Boat Was Meant for King Tut's Fishing Trips in the Afterlife
March 06, 2019 | ArticleMissing pieces of Tut's miniature boat were found hidden in museum storage.
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Lost Cave of 'Jaguar God' Rediscovered Below Mayan Ruins — and It's Full of Treasure
March 05, 2019 | ArticleThese amazing artifacts have been sealed away for a millennium.
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7 Biblical Artifacts That Will Probably Never Be Found
March 05, 2019 | CountdownHere's a look at the biblical artifacts that will likely never turn up, from the Ark of the Covenant to Noah's Ark.
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Radar Reveals 19th-Century Military Fortifications Beneath Alcatraz
March 04, 2019 | ArticleA 19th-century military fortification was bulldozed over so that the Alcatraz Penitentiary could be built, and the remains of the fort are still there, underground, according to a new radar analysis of the site.
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19th-Century American Whalers Defaced Rock Art in Australia with Their Own Carvings
March 04, 2019 | ArticleIndigenous people in Australia weren't the only ones to leave their mark on local rocks.
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FBI Confiscated Thousands of Plundered Human Bones and Artifacts from Man's Home
March 01, 2019 | ArticleFederal agents seek assistance in identifying confiscated artifacts and bones.
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Prickly Pear Cactus Needles Are Oldest Tattoo Tool in Western North America
February 28, 2019 | ArticleA 2,000-year-old spiky object recently rediscovered in museum storage is the oldest known tattoo-making tool from western North America, a new study finds.
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Mayan Artifacts Used in Ritual Sacrifices Discovered at the Bottom of Sacred Lake
February 28, 2019 | ArticleThe sunken artifacts include ceremonial bowls and obsidian blades that may have been used in ancient animal sacrifices.
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