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Were medieval armor bulletproof?

A knight in shining armor, wielding a sword or spear, is an iconic figure of the Middle Ages. However, during this era,…

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The mechanical dog has a red tongue and “barks”: a rarity from Ancient Egypt.

This small carved dog embodies the ancient Egyptians’ love for domesticated animals. The figure, measuring 18 centimeters in length, was crafted from ivory by an unknown artisan between 1390 and…
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In Namibia, a ship filled with treasures was discovered in the desert. How did it end up there?

The ship “Bom Jesus,” which set sail from Lisbon on March 7, 1533, was lost at sea during a fierce storm on its way to India. The remnants of the…
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Archaeologists have uncovered several more secrets hidden within the tomb of Tutankhamun.

The discovery of Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in 1922 was a scientific sensation. Alongside the body of the young ruler, more than 5,000 valuable artifacts…
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Ancient statues not only delighted the eye but also exuded a divine fragrance.

A team of researchers led by Cecilie Brøns, an archaeologist and curator at the New Glyptotek of Carlsberg in Copenhagen, has reached this conclusion. The scientists discovered that ancient Roman…
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Scientists have discovered something in the Egyptian pyramid that shouldn’t have been there.

An astonishing discovery awaited an international team of researchers in Tombos—an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt located near the famous Nile River in northern modern-day Sudan. After the Egyptians conquered…
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Scientists have discovered the oldest die for minting coins from the time of Roman Spain.

A team of Spanish researchers has made an exciting discovery. They unearthed a stone mold dating back to the 2nd century BC at the archaeological site of Obulco, located in…
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The Maghreb was inhabited much earlier than previously thought, according to archaeologists.

A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona and the National Institute of Archaeology in Morocco may have just rewritten history. Their recent discovery at the archaeological site of…
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The Colchester Vase: ceramics reveal the battles of gladiators in Roman Britain.

The vase, produced around 160-200 years ago, is more than just a ceramic artifact. Scholars consider it a unique graphic and epigraphic testament to the gladiatorial games held in the…
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Near the recently discovered tomb of the pharaoh, scientists have uncovered another one.

A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission led by Pearce Litherland from the University of Cambridge recently shared exciting news about a rare discovery. Near Luxor, researchers stumbled upon the tomb of…
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We envisioned him differently: scientists have recreated Mozart’s true face.

An international team of researchers has recreated the appearance of the famous Austrian composer and virtuoso musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). This mystery has remained unsolved until now. Most portraits…
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Archaeologists have uncovered the lost “Golden City” in Egypt, which is 3,000 years old.

Archaeologists have unearthed the lost “Golden City,” which had been buried beneath the sands for millennia. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the completion of the excavation work,…
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In El Salvador, ancient clay dolls that can be manipulated have been discovered at the top of a pyramid.

Researchers led by archaeologist Jan Szymanski from the University of Warsaw (Poland) have uncovered five ceramic figurines with dramatic facial expressions at the archaeological site of San Isidro in El…
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Under the offices of the City: an ancient Roman basilica has been uncovered in the center of London.

As it turned out later, this is the oldest ancient Roman basilica in London. The ruins of the two-story structure were literally hidden beneath the foundations of the City of…
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For the first time in a century, a pharaoh’s tomb has been discovered in Egypt.

A team of Egyptian and British researchers has discovered a tomb near Luxor that belonged to Pharaoh Thutmose II of the 18th Dynasty, who ruled around 3,500 years ago. The…
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Mysterious tunnels from Leonardo’s drawings were hidden beneath the castle in Milan.

The secret underground passages from Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook have finally been discovered! They were hidden beneath the Sforza Castle in Milan. A team from the Polytechnic University of Milan,…
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Humans settled in the African tropics as far back as 150,000 years ago, leaving scientists astonished.

An international team of researchers has uncovered the oldest evidence of human presence in the tropical forests of Africa. This groundbreaking discovery indicates that these regions were inhabited as far…
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Previously, scientists mistakenly dated the beginning of metal extraction in Poland.

Researchers have uncovered evidence of the earliest metal ore extraction and metallurgy in Poland by studying lead artifacts dated between 800 and 500 B.C. The team included scientists from the…
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Scientists have discovered in Isaac Newton’s notes the date of the end of the world.

Researchers have uncovered a prophecy about the end of the world among the notes of Sir Isaac Newton (1643 – 1727), renowned for his groundbreaking work in physics, mathematics, and…
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A rare fresco has been discovered in Pompeii, depicting the forbidden mysteries of Dionysus.

A team of Italian archaeologists has announced a remarkable discovery. In the recently excavated House of Tias, researchers uncovered a massive, extraordinarily rare wall painting depicting an ancient mystery cult.…
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Unexpectedly: The Great Wall of China is older than previously thought.

Recent excavations in Shandong Province, eastern China, have revealed that some of the oldest sections of the Great Wall were built 300 years earlier than previously believed by scholars. Archaeologists…
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The unexpected and incredible: scientists attempted to prove that Adam and Eve actually existed.

Researchers have attempted to prove that the Garden of Eden was located in Mesopotamia and that humanity descends from a single common ancestor. According to the Bible, the first man…
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The girl turned out to be a boy: the secret of the skull of “Cleopatra’s sister” has been revealed.

The Octagon, built at the end of the 1st century BC, was a monumental eight-sided mausoleum made of white marble, standing 13 meters tall. Dr. Keil examined the skull and…
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Archaeologists have discovered mummies in Egypt with golden tongues and nails.

Researchers from the University of Barcelona (Spain) and the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Germany) have uncovered a tomb containing 52 mummies in the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus…
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Such discoveries happen once in a hundred years: a luxurious private bath has been uncovered in Pompeii.

Archaeologists have uncovered a lavish private bath in the city of Pompeii, buried nearly 2,000 years ago under layers of volcanic rock and ash. Researchers studying the ancient Roman site…
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In Israel, a Byzantine monastery featuring a mosaic and a biblical verse has been uncovered.

The Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) has uncovered a Christian monastery dating back to the 5th-6th centuries AD near the city of Kiryat Gat. On an intricate mosaic floor, researchers discovered…
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A rare Corinthian helmet will be sold at auction in London.

A well-preserved helmet from Ancient Greece is set to become one of the most unique lots at an upcoming London auction. Experts predict this rare artifact will fetch between $72,000…
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The tattoos on Peruvian mummies are very similar to modern ones, according to scientists.

The oldest known tattoos were discovered on the remains of a person who lived in the Italian Alps around 3000 B.C. Recently, a multidisciplinary team of scientists uncovered remarkably intricate…
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A $1 million riddle: India promises this prize for deciphering ancient inscriptions.

This civilization thrived in the valley of the Indus River, covering parts of modern-day Pakistan, northwestern India, and eastern Afghanistan, during the 3rd to 2nd millennia BCE. The Indus people…
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An ancient statue over 2000 years old has been found in a garbage dump in Greece.

A resident of the village of Neo Epivatés, located 12 miles from Thessaloniki, discovered an 80-centimeter marble statue in a dumpster. It was packed inside a trash bag. The man…
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AI helped to read the charred scroll from Herculaneum.

This scroll is one of hundreds discovered in the library of an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum, a city on Italy’s western coast that, along with Pompeii, was destroyed by…
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A lavishly decorated tomb of a pharaoh’s physician has been discovered in Egypt, dating back 4,100 years.

According to researchers, the tomb discovered in the Saqqara necropolis dates back approximately 4,100 years. It belonged to a court physician named Tetinebefu. Who Was Tetinebefu? From the hieroglyphic inscriptions…
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In Turkey, villagers have transformed a Roman bath with mosaics into a stable.

During excavations in the ancient city of Heraclea, located near the modern town of Muğla, archaeologists made a remarkable discovery. Amazing mosaics featuring detailed depictions of animals such as crocodiles,…
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The oldest three-dimensional map, dating back 20,000 years, has been discovered in a cave beneath Paris.

In the cramped confines of a small cave south of Paris, scientists have uncovered what may be the oldest three-dimensional map of a region once inhabited by hunter-gatherers at the…
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How the Maya civilization emerged 4,000 years ago: a witness – a fishing trap.

A team of researchers from the University of Vermont (USA) has uncovered a complex network of fishing structures that played a crucial role in the development of the Maya civilization…
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A monumental temple pylon dating back 2,100 years has been discovered in Egypt.

During the latest excavation session in the central part of the country, which has been ongoing for 22 consecutive years, Egyptian and German archaeologists stumbled upon the entrance to a…
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In Turkey, archaeologists have discovered a clay ticket to an ancient Roman theater.

During excavations of the ancient Roman city of Prusias ad Hypium in the Düzce region of northwestern Turkey, archaeologists uncovered a theater ticket dating back to the Roman Empire. Alongside…
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An image believed to be of Cleopatra has been found at the site of her possible burial.

Researchers led by Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martinez, who has spent 20 years searching for Cleopatra’s burial site, have announced a significant discovery. The team believes that the queen found her…
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The scholar identified five elements of the Christmas nativity scene that are not found in the Bible.

Thanks to nativity scenes, people have a visual representation of the birth of Jesus Christ. However, some scholars argue that not everything depicted in these Christmas displays can be found…
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In Poland, a museum worker discovered an ancient sword while swimming in a river.

A sword dating back to the 9th or 10th century was discovered by museum employee Szczepan Skibiński while swimming in the Supraśl River. This rare artifact is one of the…
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In Kuwait, a clay head of an “alien” has been unearthed, dating back 7,000 years.

A discovery dating back around 7,000 years has taken archaeologists by surprise. It seems that the model for this ancient sculptor was an alien. Researchers uncovered the head of the…
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A rare figure of a general has been discovered in the Terracotta Army.

Despite 50 years of excavations, archaeologists continue to uncover surprises about the Terracotta Army. Researchers discovered a richly adorned figure in the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang in China’s…
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Scientists have recreated the emperor of China’s wine using a 2000-year-old technique.

Archaeologists from the Research Center for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage at Zhengzhou University have recreated imperial wine using a replica of a 2,000-year-old bronze distiller. This discovery…
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The ancient inhabitants of the Amazon lived in garden cities, ate corn, and raised ducks.

A team of archaeologists from the University of São Paulo (Brazil) has uncovered new evidence of a pre-colonial garden city in Bolivia, where ancient Amazonian people once lived. They primarily…
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A large treasure of coins dating back 2,100 years has been discovered in the Jordan Valley.

In Israel, during excavations in the Jordan River Valley, archaeologists uncovered 160 ancient coins. This valuable treasure dates back approximately 2,100 years. According to the team, the coins are dated…
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The victims of the tragedy in Pompeii are not always who they were believed to be.

A new study by American and Italian scientists, based on DNA analysis, has revealed that previous conclusions about the victims of the Pompeii tragedy may be incorrect. The research team…
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The oldest alphabet has been discovered in Syria: a scientific sensation.

For decades, it was believed that the first alphabet was created by the ancient Egyptians. However, a shocking new discovery has called this assumption into question, pushing back the timeline…
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In Mexico, a massive Mayan city has been unexpectedly discovered. What allowed such settlements to withstand the test of time?

The city, discovered by chance in the southeastern state of Campeche, has been named Valeriana, after the nearby lagoon. Archaeologists uncovered pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting different areas, and amphitheaters.…

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