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Headless Body Might Be One of America's 1st Politicians … and Slave Owners
July 24, 2018 | ArticleArchaeologists digging in a 400-year-old church in Jamestown, Virginia, have found a headless body that might be that of Sir George Yeardley, one of the first politicians — and slave owners — in the American colonies.
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How on Earth Did These Burials of Viking Descendants Wind Up in Sicily?
July 23, 2018 | ArticleThe discovery of 10 burials near a medieval church in Sicily has led to a rare finding: the skeletal remains of the descendants of Vikings.
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Hidden Compartments in This Wrecked Confederate Submarine Could Solve a 150-Year-Old Mystery
July 20, 2018 | ArticleThe confederate sub sank with all crewmembers still at their posts, suggesting they never saw their demise coming.
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South Korean Company Claims Sunken Russian Warship Contains $132 Billion Worth of Gold
July 20, 2018 | ArticleA 21st century rush for sunken treasure means a rush for stock investments.
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Century-Old Burials of 95 Convict Slaves Uncovered in Texas
July 20, 2018 | ArticleNinety-five burials found in Texas likely belong to African Americans who were forced to work on plantations in the state's convict-leasing system.
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That Massive Black Sarcophagus Was Opened. Here's What's Inside.
July 19, 2018 | ArticleA massive black sarcophagus found in Egypt and dating to the time of Alexander the Great has been opened.
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'Alien' Mummy DNA Probe May Have Crossed Ethical Lines
July 19, 2018 | ArticleDid DNA analysis of an "alien" mummy violate legal and ethical boundaries?
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Drone Reveals Massive Stonehenge-Like Circular Monument in Ireland
July 19, 2018 | ArticleNew finds in Ireland show the importance of ancient tombs and circular henges to Neolithic people, hundreds of years before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
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In Photos: Ireland's Newgrange Passage Tomb and Henge
July 19, 2018 | Image AlbumA drone flyby has revealed a huge Neolithic henge near a passage tomb at Newgrange in Ireland.
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Shroud of Turin Is a Fake, Bloodstains Suggest
July 18, 2018 | ArticleJesus' crucified body did not make the bloodstains seen on this holy cloth, scientists find.
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