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Lavish Roman House with a Spectacular Ship Mosaic Found Near the Colosseum

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a lavish ancient Roman house near the Colosseum – the famous Roman amphithea…

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Pompeii revives ancient dyeing techniques with hand-dyed shawls

The new project at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii aims to showcase the diverse lives of the city’s inhabitants before its destruction. As a reminder, the city was buried under…
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A medieval ‘manga’ about rats reveals how elite Japanese banquets were made

What looks like a whimsical medieval comic about rats turns out to be a detailed record of how food was prepared in elite Japanese households, says Eric Ratt, a history…
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New Saqqara Tombs Reveal Colorful Mummy Masks and a Statuette of Harpocrates

Located just 25 kilometers from Cairo, the Saqqara necropolis holds countless secrets that researchers continue to uncover. During recent excavations, Japanese and Egyptian archaeologists stumbled upon a series of tombs…
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Could a 3,000-Year-Old Stone Disk Be the Earliest Star Map?

In northeastern Italy, researchers uncovered a stone disk marked with chisel traces that may be a star map. Researchers from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE) and the Italian National…
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Near Naples, a 2,000-Year-Old Seaside Villa That May Have Belonged to Pliny the Elder

The discovery is 15 kilometers from Naples, in Italy’s Campania region. Builders working on a children’s playground and recreation area were the first to stumble on the ruins of an…
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Ancient Roman Wine Smelled Like Toasted Bread and Walnuts — Here’s Why

Researchers at Ghent University in Belgium and the University of Warsaw in Poland found that ancient Roman wine had a slightly spicy flavor with notes of toasted bread and walnuts.…
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Treasure on Euboea: 7th-Century Temple Packed With Gold, Silver, and Amber

A team of 50 researchers uncovered a temple on the island of Euboea filled with gold, silver, and amber artifacts. The 30-meter structure dates to the 7th century BC. The…
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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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Did the Real Dracula Cry Blood? The Evidence From Vlad the Impaler’s Letters

The literary Dracula traces back to a real man: Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler. New analysis suggests the blood in his legend might have a medical explanation—researchers say he may…
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What a Cramped Room in Pompeii Reveals About Slaves in Ancient Rome

The ancient Roman city of Pompeii, buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., continues to astonish archaeologists with discoveries that offer a vivid glimpse into its residents’ lives. Recently, researchers…
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What Knights Really Ate: Pike Aspic, Saffron Ice Cream, and Other Medieval Delights

Bohdan Halonzka wakes up early. He gets dressed quickly, drinks his coffee, checks the news on his phone, and rushes to work. He has a demanding employer: Bohdan works in…
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They Recreated the Smell of Ancient Egypt’s ‘Fragrance of the Afterlife’

Researchers have recreated the scent of the embalming fluid used in ancient Egypt for mummification—a liquid that played a key role in preserving the dead. Dubbed the “fragrance of the…
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How humanity nearly vanished 900,000 years ago

Climate change threatens humanity today — and new research suggests something similar happened nearly 900,000 years ago. At that time, early humans were on the brink of extinction, with their…
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The Real Dracula May Have Been a Vegan

Nothing conjures up images of a “bloodthirsty vampire” quite like the name Dracula. But analysis of historical letters suggests Vlad the Impaler—the man who inspired that myth—may have been a…
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Stone-Age Zoo Map: 5,000-Year-Old Tracks Reveal Species, Ages, and Individuals

For the first time, researchers have identified more than 400 animal tracks in remarkable detail. The team enlisted a trio of experienced local trackers to help unravel the mystery of…
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476,000-Year-Old Wooden Structure Found in Zambia Rewrites the Stone Age

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest example of woodworking, created nearly half a million years ago. This remarkable find provides clear evidence that Stone Age people began constructing…
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Heracleion’s Hidden Treasure: Gold, a Bronze Duck, and Egypt’s Real-Life Atlantis

Beneath the Mediterranean lies Heracleion, a sunken Egyptian city lost for more than a thousand years and often compared to the legend of Atlantis. Among the recent discoveries shared by…
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Reindeer-Antler Combs Reveal Vikings Traded with the Arctic

Vikings were not only notorious raiders and seafarers who reached North America roughly 500 years before Columbus, they were also traders. Between the 8th and 11th centuries they built extensive…
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9,500-Year-Old Sandals Found in a Spanish Bat Cave

Researchers from the University of Alcalá and the Autonomous University of Barcelona have clarified a discovery first made in the 19th century. They confirmed that this pair of esparto grass…
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Red hair pigment found in 10-million-year-old frog fossils

Natural red hair is rare—about 2 percent of the world’s population has it. New research shows the pigments behind red hair stretch back millions of years. A team from University…
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2,200-Year-Old Tomb with Pristine Frescoes Discovered Near Naples

Archaeologists have dubbed the discovery the “Tomb of Cerberus” after the three-headed guardian dog. The sealed burial site was found in Giugliano in Campania, about 12 kilometers north of Naples.…
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5,000-Year-Old Wine Found in the Tomb of Egypt’s First Queen

Austrian and German archaeologists have excavated the burial complex of Meret-Neit in Abydos, in central Egypt. Researchers date the queen’s reign to around 3000 BC. The massive tomb, built from…
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A 4,000‑Year‑Old Slab May Be Europe’s Oldest Treasure Map

In 2021, archaeologists identified the Saint-Belec slab as Europe’s oldest map — a carved stone about 4,000 years old. The slab’s puzzling engraving has baffled historians for more than a…
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How a 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Sword Still Shines After Millennia

During excavations in the small town of Nordlingen in southern Germany, archaeologists uncovered an astonishing piece of ancient weaponry. An incredibly rare Bronze Age sword has left even experts in…
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What Neanderthal Speech Might Have Sounded Like — and Why It’s a Mystery

We can’t listen to Neanderthals, but the bones they left behind give hints about how they talked. Neanderthals clearly mated with one another. What we can’t know for sure is…
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A Tomb Full of Ivory Reveals a Powerful Copper Age Woman

In 2008, near Seville, Spain, archaeologists uncovered a Copper Age burial site that astonished them with its wealth of artifacts. The ancient grave contained a rare ivory tusk, high-quality flint,…
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Rare Silver Gorgon Medal Found in a Roman Barrack at Vindolanda

Archaeologists have uncovered an unusual ancient award while excavating in northern England—the area that once marked the northern edge of the Roman Empire. During digs at an auxiliary Roman fort,…
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How Alexander the Great Conquered the World — and Lost His Heirs

Alexander the Great is one of history’s most remarkable military leaders, famous for toppling powerful states like the Persian Empire and conquering Egypt. He became known for never losing a…
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Why Bees Keep Showing Up on Coins

In 2022, Australia released a two-dollar coin featuring honeybees. That choice echoes a similar idea from about 2,400 years ago in the Kingdom of Macedon, where a silver obol showed…
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Nero’s Lost Private Theater Found Just Steps from the Vatican

In a recent excavation in Rome, just a few meters from the Vatican, archaeologists uncovered the ruins of a 1st-century private theater that once belonged to Emperor Nero. The archaeologists…
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How Ice Age pressure helped our ancestors evolve bigger brains

A new study suggests climate change helped our ancient ancestors evolve larger brains. Ice Age hardships tested early humans’ ingenuity and sped up natural selection. The study suggests cold temperatures…
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How Archaeologists Rebuilt a 9,000-Year-Old Necklace from a Child’s Grave

During excavations in Jordan, archaeologists uncovered a child’s grave containing a remarkable necklace that had disintegrated into thousands of beads. The burial dates to about 9,000 years ago. The Girl…
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Inside Qin Shi Huang’s Unopened Tomb: Crossbows, Mercury, and Deadly Traps

The mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, was discovered in 1974. That discovery revealed the legendary Terracotta Army. But the 2,200-year-old tomb of the emperor himself…
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Archaeologists Unearth a 2,000-Year-Old Gallic Necropolis Beneath Central Paris

The team from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) has uncovered around 50 tombs dating back to the 1st to 4th centuries AD. Researchers already knew that…
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Huge Hoard of Roman Silver Denarii Found in a Tuscan Forest

A large stash of Roman silver denarii has been found in a Tuscan forest, and researchers are offering several theories about its origin. An explorer from the Livorno archaeological group…
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Tutankhamun Wasn’t a Frail Boy King — He May Have Been a Battle-Hardened Warrior

Legends and recent coverage suggest that Tutankhamun—the 18th Dynasty pharaoh who ruled around 1332–1323 B.C.—wasn’t the frail boy king he’s often made out to be, but a “battle-hardened warrior,” the…
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Tutankhamun’s Last Ride: Could a Drunk Chariot Crash Have Killed the Boy King?

Tutankhamun remains one of Ancient Egypt’s most famous pharaohs. He reigned about 3,000 years ago, taking the throne at 9 or 10 and dying at 18. The cause of his…
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Who Were the Priest and the Horseman Found in Notre-Dame’s Hidden Coffins

During restoration work at Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was nearly destroyed by a fire three years ago, archaeologists uncovered two lead coffins that had been buried beneath the nave for centuries.…
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They Recreated a 3,200-Year-Old Mesopotamian Perfume — Here’s How

Turkish researchers uncovered the formula for an ancient Mesopotamian perfume during excavations in Ashur, the capital of ancient Assyria in modern-day Iraq. In the second millennium BCE, the area where…
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The Taste of the Stars: How Champagne Became the New Year’s Drink

The countdown to the New Year usually starts with a festive glass of bubbling champagne. Sparkling wine has become a symbol of joy, celebration, romance, and fresh beginnings — its…
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Repair Workers in Rome Unearth Ancient Life-Size Hercules Statue

Hercules, the Roman version of the Greek hero Heracles, is one of antiquity’s best-known figures. For centuries, a marble statue of him lay buried under the Parco Archeologico dell’Appia Antica…
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Vikings Reached North America in 985 — More Than 500 Years Before Columbus

For decades, people credited Christopher Columbus with “discovering” the Americas after his 1492 voyage. But in the 1960s, researchers uncovered a Viking settlement in North America. Located on Newfoundland, part…
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How Spices Launched Magellan’s Voyage Around the World

If you know one name from the age of exploration, it’s probably Ferdinand Magellan. This Portuguese navigator dreamed of the sea from a young age and went down in history…
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Stones Dug Up Near Stonehenge Turn Out to Be a Bronze Age Goldsmith’s Toolkit

The stones discovered near Stonehenge more than 200 years ago have turned out to be tools used to work gold. British archaeologists reached that conclusion after re-examining Bronze Age stone…

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