A Boneyard Along the Thames River Reveals London’s Ancient Burials
Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years old.
Archaeologists Find a Pharaoh’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut’s, Egypt Says
The ministry of antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his ...
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Clues of advanced ancient technology found in the Philippines and Island Southeast Asia
Ancient seafarers in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste had a technological sophistication comparable to much later civilizations, with the capability for long-distance seafaring and ...
‘I would shoot a Russian soldier’ says former Tory MP fighting on Ukraine frontline
Elon Musk has recently made several claims that 150-year-olds are receiving Social Security benefits. So the CBS News ...
Iron Age remains found in bog may have been sacrificial
Ancient human remains discovered in peatland in County Londonderry in 2023 are now thought to be those of a young woman who ...
New royal tomb of ‘brutal’ Egyptian pharaoh discovered after 3,500 years
The hidden tomb of a ‘brutal’ Egyptian pharaoh has been discovered 3,500 years since his death. Archaeologists revealed the ...
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Adventures in the genetic time machine
Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?
Ancient Lake Mendota canoes take another step for eventual display
"We're going to ask people to look for canoes for us around the state. ... There's got to be thousands," marine archaeologist ...
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Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...
Experts call for restoration of Syria’s heritage sites, including the Roman ruins at Palmyra
Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, experts are turning their attention to the country’s war-torn ...
Archaeologists uncover extraordinary 2,000-year-old Roman basilica beneath London office
The excavated remains in London consist of the Kentish limestone foundations of a massive two-story Roman basilica, where officials would have made key political and legal decisions.
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The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged ... were able to measure whether aromas were coming from the archaeological item, ...