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4,000-year-old circular stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop during excavation works
Archeology

Mysterious 4,000-year-old circular stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop

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Mount Vesuvius eruption and its survivors
Archeology

Evidence of more than 200 survivors of Mount Vesuvius eruption discovered in ancient Roman records

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horse sacrifice Christian-pagans
Ancient History

Horse funeral sacrifices! Pagan-Christian trade networks supplied horses from overseas for the last horse sacrifices of 14th century Europe

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Ramses II sarcophagus found
Archeology

Ancient history! Ramesses II’s sarcophagus finally identified thanks to overlooked hieroglyphics

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Mysterious L-shaped structure found near Egyptian pyramids of Giza
Archeology

Mysterious L-shaped structure found near Egyptian pyramids of Giza baffles scientists

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Stone of Destiny also known as the Stone of Scone, and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone.
Archeology

Mysterious Stone of Destiny often linked to with legends linking it to biblical heroes and ancient Egyptian pharaohs might have just been a doorstep

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Did you know? Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world, even more than Egypt.
Archeology

Did you know? Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world, even more than Egypt.

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The circular plaza is at center with the modern city of Cajamarca in the background. View is to the northwest.
Archeology

Very old circular megalithic stone plaza discovered in the High Andes of Peru

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Megalodon tooth found on unexplored seamount 10,000 feet below the ocean surface
Animal

Something bigger lurks in the abyss! Megalodon tooth found on unexplored seamount 10,000 feet below the ocean’s surface

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The pits discovered in previous excavation.
Archeology

Possible 6,500-year-old Stone Age cemetery discovered near the Arctic Circle

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Egyptian ancient mummy with abnormally large brain discovered
Archeology

Ancient aliens: Another Egyptian mummy discovered to have ‘abnormally large brain’

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The Hopi Prophecy video
Ancient History

The Hopi Prophecy delineates the path of peace, and harmony with nature – Where did it all go wrong?

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Underwater researchers found temples to ancient Egyptian gods in sunken city
Archeology

Underwater researchers find temples to ancient Egyptian gods in sunken city

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eukaryote vs prokaryote
Fossils

Billion-year-old rocks reveal traces of ancient life

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Lost world ancient Mayan cities interconnected by highways
Archeology

Archaeologists discover a lost world of 417 ancient Mayans cities buried in remote jungle

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Vikings North America before Columbus
Archeology

Vikings came to North America before Columbus

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Ancient underwater road discovered in Croatia
Archeology

Archaeologists discover a 7,000-year-old road underwater in Croatia

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Italy sword in a stone not a fake
Ancient History

Italy’s sword in the stone isn’t a fake

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Archeology

Sunken 19th century quarantine hospital and cemetery found off Florida Keys

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Giant sword and mirror on 5-meter-long coffin found in Japan
Archeology

Researchers in Japan uncover giant 8ft Dakoken sword on 16ft wooden coffin

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It is where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man
Archeology

Biblical site in Israel where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man will be opened to the public for the first time in 2,000 years

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Rosetta Stone in the British Museum
Anthropology

Egyptian archeologists are putting together a petition to call for the return of the Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered

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Vinor roundel discovery near Prague
Archeology

Enigmatic 7,000-year-old structure recently discovered near Prague is older than Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramids

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Patagonia giants
Anthropology

The Patagonian Giants

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Skeleton of female vampire unearthed at cemetery in Poland
Ancient History

Skeleton of female “vampire” unearthed at cemetery in Poland

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The messages that survived civilisation collapse
Ancient History

The messages that survived the apocalypse! The Sumerians, Maya and other ancient cultures created texts that have lasted hundreds and even thousands of years. Here’s what they can teach us about crafting an immortal message

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Map of Mayapan. a, Layout of the city showing housing complexes, the defensive wall, formal gates, and the locations of skeletal samples (red dots). b, Gate and wall configurations adapted from prior research. c, Cross-section of the tiered double-wall construction surrounding Mayapan. MB, Mass Burial. Credit: Nature Communications (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31522-x
Ancient History

Are we heading to the Maya DOOM? Drought-induced civil conflict responsible for collapse of ancient Mayan capital

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Ancient History

Old newspaper clippings about Giant bones and skeletons being found in the United States, Mexico, and elsewhere late 1800’s and early 1900’s

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Colombia unprecedented images legendary San Jose galleon shipwreck
Archeology

Full of gold and porcelain! Colombia shares unprecedented images of legendary San Jose galleon shipwreck

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1,000 year-old Native American carvings of mysterious giant humanoids discovered on the ceiling of an Alabama cave
Archeology

Mysterious giant humanoids discovered on the ceiling of an Alabama cave (videos and pictures)

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This amber may contain a piece of the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago.
Fireball, Meteor, Comet

Tiny piece of ASTEROID that killed the dinosaurs found in Amber: They’re not going to clone it are they? It might hit Earth again.

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Fossils

Iceland shut their last McDonald’s on 31 Oct ’09 but you can still take a selfie with their last cheeseburger

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Anthropology

Definitively ALIENS! That’s how the Mangbetu tribe skulls look like after Artificial Cranial Deformation

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giant mysterious megalithic jars Assam, India
Archeology

Archeologists discover 65 GIANT and MYSTERIOUS megalithic jars at 4 previously unknown sites in Assam, India (videos and pictures)

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Crecsentis: Mysterious underwater ruins and pyramid of ancient civilization discovered off the coast of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Archeology

Crecsentis: Mysterious underwater ruins and pyramid of ancient civilization discovered off the coast of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

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Fossils

T. rex may have had 2 equally terrifying sibling species

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the Giant of Segorbe
Anthropology

DNA of the ‘Segorbe giant’ sheds light on the dramatic population changes during the brutal Christian reconquest of Spain

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Newly discovered fossil footprints in New Mexico show humans were in North America thousands of years earlier than we thought
Anthropology

Fossilized footprints found in New Mexico reveal human habitation of North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought

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A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom
Archeology

A giant space rock destroyed an ancient city in the Jordan Valley, possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom

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Research study finds Tibetan Buddhist monks bodies decay very slowly at death
Anthropology

Consciousness: Tibetan Buddhist monks show slow decay process for the body after a lifetime of meditation

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