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Photos: Ancient Burial of Elite Members of Nomadic Tribe
May 17, 2019 | CountdownArchaeologists describe the burial of three skeletons from a nomadic tribe in what is today Russia. The remains date back 2,500 years.
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Has the Mysterious Code of the Voynich Manuscript Been Cracked?
May 17, 2019 | ArticleNew findings suggest it was compiled by Dominican nuns as a reference for the Queen fo Aragon.
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Ancient Romans Used Molten Iron to Repair Streets Before Vesuvius Erupted
May 15, 2019 | ArticleHow the Romans introduced liquefied iron into the streets at Pompeii remains a mystery.
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Humans Crawled Through a Cave 14,000 Years Ago. We Can Still See Their Perfectly Preserved Footprints.
May 14, 2019 | ArticleAbout 14,000 years ago, a party of five barefoot people walked and even crawled through a dark passageway in a cave, according to a new study that analyzed the hand- and footprints these individuals left behind.
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15 People Were Brutally Murdered 5,000 Years Ago, But the Bodies Were Buried with Care
May 14, 2019 | ArticleAn extended family met a grim end when 15 of them were brutally murdered about 5,000 years ago in what is now Poland. But whoever buried these victims did so with care, placing mothers next to children and siblings side by side.
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Archaeologists Discovered a Hidden Chamber in Roman Emperor Nero's Underground Palace
May 13, 2019 | ArticleArchaeologists have uncovered a hidden vault, which has sat untouched for nearly 2,000 years, in Emperor Nero's Palace.
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This Is the Earliest Known Christian Burial in England. It's Finally Revealing Its Secrets.
May 13, 2019 | ArticleA repaired lyre and a pristine gold belt buckle are among the treasures in a 1,400-year-old tomb.
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In Photos: Stunning Treasures from the Burial of an Anglo-Saxon Prince
May 13, 2019 | Image AlbumTake a look at photos of the earliest Christian burial in England. The tomb once held the remains of an adolescent or adult Christian man of aristocratic lineage.
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Why the Area Around Notre Dame Is Now Coated with Toxic Levels of Lead
May 10, 2019 | ArticleFrench officials warn that lead levels are sky-high around the burnt cathedral.
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A Once-Missing Piece of Stonehenge Could Reveal Where Iconic Standing Stones Were Quarried
May 09, 2019 | ArticleA circular "core" of stone, drilled out of one of the giant Neolithic standing stones at Stonehenge in southwest England, has been returned after being taken as a souvenir more than 60 years ago.
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