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Did Jesus Heal People Here? Archaeologists Find Traces of a Lost Synagogue in Chorazin

Recent excavations at Chorazin may have uncovered the ruins of a long-lost synagogue where, according to the New Testam…

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A 19th-Century Ship Packed With Champagne and Porcelain Was Found Off Sweden

A ship carrying around a hundred bottles of champagne, along with mineral water, wine, and porcelain, likely sank in the 1850s or 1860s. The remains of the sailing vessel rest…
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2,600-Year-Old Terracotta Pipeline Reveals Ancient Indian Plumbing

During the 10th phase of excavations at the archaeological site of Kiladi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, researchers uncovered a terracotta pipeline. This discovery indicates the existence of…
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Boy Finds 1,800-Year-Old Ring of Roman Goddess Minerva Near Haifa

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a 1,800-year-old ring bearing the image of the goddess of war and wisdom in an ancient quarry. The ornament, likely made…
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Lost Pharaohs of Lake Nasser: Underwater Rock Carvings Found Near Aswan Dam

A team of underwater archaeologists from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and Paul Valéry University (Montpellier, France) discovered rock carvings of ancient Egyptian pharaohs in the Aswan Reservoir, also…
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Caligula’s Lost Garden Found Near the Vatican

This discovery in the heart of Rome surprised even local researchers, who are used to frequent finds. Archaeologists had long believed this legendary site was hopelessly lost. Now they have…
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A 3,500-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablet Is an Ancient Receipt for Furniture

A 3,500-year-old cuneiform document from the 15th century BCE records the purchase of a large quantity of wooden furniture. Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Ersoy, announced that the…
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Rare 16th‑Century Copper Pipes Found on Sunken Ship off Croatia

Archaeologists from the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Croatia (ICUA) have uncovered treasures aboard a trading ship that sank in the 16th century. The most valuable find among the…
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A 3,000-Year-Old Trench Mentioned in the Bible Found in Jerusalem’s City of David

Archaeologists have uncovered a trench mentioned in two books of the Bible. The ruins are of an ancient trench built more than 3,000 years ago in the City of David,…
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Long-lost 1149 altar rediscovered inside Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences uncovered a long-lost altar inside Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site traditionally believed to be the place of Jesus’ burial and…
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A 2,000-Year-Old Mummy and a Herbal Preservative Turn Up in the ‘Tomb of Cerberus’ Near Naples

About a year ago, builders laying a water pipeline in a field stumbled upon what has been dubbed the “Tomb of Cerberus.” The scientific community was taken aback by the…
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Dozens of Untouched Tombs Packed with Treasure Found in Egypt

For decades, archaeologists have been exploring the necropolis of Tel el-Deir, located near the border with Lebanon. Recently, however, researchers stumbled upon unknown tombs and untouched treasures. In 2019, archaeologists…
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They recreated Julius Caesar’s perfume — here’s what it smells like

An international team of researchers and experts from Turkey’s Association of Aromatic Culture and Tourism, which promotes ancient scents, have recreated Telinum — the perfume famously worn by Julius Caesar.…
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17th-Century Barbary Corsair Found Off Morocco

This is the first time archaeologists have found the remains of a pirate ship ‘in the heart of Barbary.’ The term ‘Barbary’ referred to much of the western North African…
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A Hydraulic Lift Might Explain How Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid Was Built

The Step Pyramid of Djoser is Egypt’s oldest monumental pyramid, built around 4,500 years ago. Erected in Saqqara around 2680 B.C., it marks a milestone in the history of monumental…
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How more than 200 Pompeii residents escaped Vesuvius and rebuilt nearby

Classical historian Stephen Tuck of the University of Miami has uncovered new evidence about residents of Pompeii who survived the eruption of Vesuvius. More than two hundred citizens of the…
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Have archaeologists found the Last Supper’s room on Mount Zion

Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) say they’re closing in on the room where the Last Supper took place more than 2,000 years ago. It is believed to be…
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Geography teacher finds 1,600-year-old Ogham stone in his garden

While working in his garden in Coventry, England, a 55-year-old geography teacher stumbled upon a small rectangular stone. It was later revealed that this artifact is over 1,600 years old.…
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How a hidden branch of the Nile made the pyramids possible

A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina Wilmington discovered an ancient river buried under desert sand that helped Egyptians build more than three dozen pyramids at Giza.…
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Pompeii Kids’ Graffiti Shows How Brutal Ancient Rome Really Was

These doodles offer a window into how young Romans thought and what they cared about. Researchers estimate the artists were about 5 to 7 years old based on the size…
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Ramses II’s Lost Sarcophagus Found Under an Egyptian Monastery

A team of archaeologists from Sorbonne University in France has announced a sensational discovery. Researchers have identified the true sarcophagus of Ramses II, also known as Ramses the Great. The…
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16-Ton Tomb Packed With Treasure Found Near the Terracotta Army

Archaeologists have uncovered a treasure-laden burial chamber near the Terracotta Army. Archaeologists think the sarcophagus may have belonged to the emperor’s son. Qin Shi Huang (259–210 B.C.) was the first…
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Oldest Written Account of Jesus’ Childhood Discovered in German Library

Researchers accidentally discovered a rare artifact in the collections of the Carl von Ossietzky State and University Library in Hamburg, Germany. For many years, a papyrus containing Greek text from…
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5 Biblical Figures Archaeology Has Confirmed Existed

The real-life existence of at least 50 people mentioned in sacred texts has been supported by wall paintings, stone inscriptions, and other archaeological evidence. One of the most striking finds…
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Ramses II at 90: What the Pharaoh Really Looked Like

Previously, HouseWife reported on the Egyptian-British team’s recreation of Ramses II’s appearance at the height of his power. Now a team led by Brazilian digital designer Cicero Moraes has revealed…
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World’s Oldest Liquid Wine Found in Spain — a 1st-century Sherry

A team of archaeologists from the University of Córdoba (Spain) has uncovered ancient sherry preserved in liquid form inside a Roman tomb. The oldest wine in the world, discovered in…
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Two‑meter marble statue of Hermes uncovered in ancient Roman sewer

Bulgarian archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer stumbled on a surprise—a well-preserved statue of the Greek god Hermes. The two-meter-tall white marble figure is in remarkable condition, CNN reports, especially…
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Why ancient carvings look like modern handbags

How did this modern accessory end up on ancient artifacts? Did women really use it 12,000 years ago—long before cosmetics, perfumes, and combs? Scholars have proposed several theories. The oldest…
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Uncovered in Peru — They Predate Machu Picchu

A team from the Archaeological Project of Cultural Landscapes Ukupé has uncovered a temple and theater that predate Machu Picchu by about 3,500 to 4,000 years. They were built long…
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Stone walls, pottery, and a Hezekiah jug handle found at Zanoah — a possible link to the Biblical Exodus

The Israeli Antiquities Authority has shared discoveries from the ancient city of Zanoah, mentioned in the Old Testament. During excavations at the site, a team of archaeologists uncovered stone walls,…
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Inside Alexander the Great’s Bathhouse — Where He Bathed with Hephaestion

Archaeologists have uncovered the bathhouse of the famed conqueror in the Palace of Aegae. Located in the city of Vergina, near Thessaloniki in northern Greece, this is where Alexander the…
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Pompeii Unveils a Vivid Fresco of Phrixus and Helle

Ancient Roman Pompeii continues to astonish archaeologists with new discoveries. Recently, in the city devastated by Vesuvius’s first-century AD eruption, archaeologists uncovered a fresco showing Greek mythic heroes: Phrixus on…
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12,000-Year-Old Piercing Studs Unearthed in Turkey

A team of Turkish archaeologists led by Dr. Ergül Kodaş of Mardin Artuklu University has uncovered an extraordinary find. At the burial site of the Neolithic settlement Boncuklu Tarla, they…
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Could This Be the World’s Oldest Loaf? An 8,600-Year-Old Bread Found in Turkey

A team of researchers from Anadolu University uncovered a loaf of bread in the Neolithic proto-city of Çatal Höyük. The excavations at this proto-city, a settlement that combined urban and…
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1.4-Million-Year-Old Tools Reveal Europe’s Earliest Humans in Transcarpathia

Archaeologists uncovered stone tools used by prehistoric Homo erectus at the Korolevo site back in the 1980s. But at the time, researchers couldn’t accurately determine the age of those finds.…
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Bronze Age ‘Amazons’ Found Near Nakhchivan: Graves of Female Archers Buried with Weapons

Women warriors from Greek mythology may have actually existed. Supporting that idea, researchers keep uncovering artifacts linked to the Amazons. British historian Bettany Hughes recently talked about Bronze Age graves…
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The Milky Way as Nut’s Staircase: How Ancient Egyptians Linked the Galaxy to the Afterlife

Ancient Egyptians revered celestial bodies, but the Milky Way — our galaxy — hasn’t been fully explored in studies of Egyptian cosmology. A new analysis suggests the barred spiral galaxy…
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Neanderthals Zoned Their Living Spaces Just Like Early Humans

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens behaved differently in many ways. But both groups organized their living spaces — a trait once thought to belong only to Homo sapiens, Sci.News reports. To…
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Viking-Age Head Shaping: Elongated Skulls of Three Women Found on Gotland

Archaeologists digging on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea uncovered three female skeletons with unusually elongated skulls. The remains date back to the 11th century. DNA analysis…
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AI cracks Herculaneum scrolls and reveals Plato’s grave at the Academy

Italian papyrologist Graziano Ranocchia from the University of Pisa has announced that he and his team have discovered the long-lost burial site of the famous Greek philosopher Plato. To do…
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Radiation, Not a Curse: A New Theory on Tutankhamun’s Deadly Tomb

For a century, the deaths that followed the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb have fueled rumors of a curse. For a long time, people believed the so‑called curse claimed the lives…
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27 Lost Brothers Grimm Volumes Found in a Polish University Library

Twenty-seven volumes by the Brothers Grimm have turned up in a Polish university library, and researchers say the books may have been moved there during post-war relocations of library collections.…
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A Luxurious Villa Near Vesuvius May Have Belonged to Emperor Augustus

Just like Pompeii and Herculaneum, the ancient Roman city of Somma Vesuviana was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. According to a team of archaeologists from…
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Who Built Jerusalem’s Legendary Wall? New Dating Points to King Uzziah

Radiocarbon dating has allowed a team from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), Tel Aviv University, and the Weizmann Institute of Science to identify who built a section of wall in…
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Not Just Atlantis: Six Real Sunken Cities and the Stories Beneath Them

People have been obsessed with finding Atlantis for centuries. Plato offered the most detailed account of the city—saying it sank after an earthquake and flood around 9500 B.C.—in 360 B.C.…
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3,700-Year-Old Lipstick Found in Iran — Possibly the Oldest on Record

A rare find has emerged from the Giroft region in southeast Iran. An international team says the area’s ancient inhabitants were painting their lips as far back as the second…
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Upper Half of 3,200-Year-Old Ramses II Statue Found After Nearly a Century

A joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission has unearthed the upper part of a statue of Ramses II near the city of El-Ashmunein, at the site of the ancient city of Hermopolis…
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Could a Ship-Shaped Mound in Turkey Be Noah’s Ark?

A team of researchers from Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ), Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University (AİÇÜ, Turkey), and Andrews University (USA) spent the past year collecting and analyzing samples they believe contain…

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