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Did Our Ancestors Make Tools Out of Human Bones?
Morbid new findings such as a “skull cup” suggest Neolithic societies in Spain repurposed the bones of the dead to create functional objects.
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Arrowhead Made From 3,500-Year-Old Meteorite Found in Switzerland
The Bronze Age artifact is of an “extremely rare” kind, researchers say.
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Melting Glacial Ice in Norway Reveals Intact Bronze-Age Arrow
"Most of the ice here in Norway will be gone in this century. You can say that we are melting back in time," said archaeologist Lars Holger Pilø.
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Archaeologists Find Remarkably Intact 2,000-Year-Old Child’s Shoe
The discovery dating back to the Iron Age indicates that children may have worked in the present-day Austrian region’s salt mines.
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Archaeologists Reveal 110 Paleolithic Cave Markings in Spain
The region’s archaeological history has been relatively understudied compared to other parts of Southern Europe.
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142-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Michigan
After a two-year search, maritime historians Brendon Baillod and Bob Jaeck say they’ve found the “perfectly intact” Trinidad wreck off the coast of Wisconsin.
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New Pompeii Discovery Sheds Light on Slavery in Ancient Rome
The new finds give more detailed insight into the lives of enslaved Roman community members prior to the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Mosaic of Winged Medusa in Spain
The stunningly preserved Ancient Roman mosaic floor was found at the Huerta de Otero site in the city of Mérida.
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Ruins of Ancient Roman Theater Discovered During Dig for New Hotel
The ruins of Roman Emperor Nero’s theater, long believed lost, were found under the gardens of the Palazzo della Rovere just outside of Vatican City.
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Over 100 Tombs Unearthed in Roman Cemetery in Palestine
The Ard-al-Moharbeen Necropolis in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip was excavated as part of an initiative to engage young Palestinian people with their cultural heritage.
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Miami Halts Digging on Ancestral Site Slated for Luxury Hotel
The vote will temporarily protect the archeological site from further demolition by Related Group, founded by museum namesake Jorge Pérez.
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Scientists Identify Oldest Cave "Drawings" Made by Neanderthals
Researchers say that the 57,000-year-old markings constitute "unambiguous examples of Neanderthal abstract design.”