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A 2,400-year-old: World’s Oldest Intact Shipwreck Found at the Bottom of the Black Sea
At the bottom of the Black Sea, the oldest preserved shipwreck ever found has been discovered. After more than 2,400 years, the 75ft Greek trade…
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Rome’s hidden mosaics
With small tiles of marble and glass, Roman mosaicists created intricate mythological images, realistic scenes from nature, and other complex compositions to decorate the floors…
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One of the World’s Oldest Cities is 8,000 Years Older Than the pyramids
Within present-day Syria an ancient city has been built thousands of years before the first pyramid of Egypt was constructed. The city of Aleppo is…
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30,000-year-old stone tools discovered in Mexican Cave suggest humans reached America much earlier than thought
Stone tools unearthed in a cave in Mexico indicate that humans could have lived in the area as early as about 33,000 years ago, researchers…
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Ancient restaurant highlights Iraq’s archaeology renaissance
BAGHDAD: An international archaeological mission has uncovered the remnants of what is believed to be a 5,000-year-old restaurant or tavern in the ancient city of…
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‘Revealing Greater Cahokia’ details research on ancient North American metropolis
Archaeologists painstakingly dissected the wealth of artifacts left behind at Greater Cahokia and, in the process, resurrected something of the history, culture and religion of…
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Nebraska team discovers ‘extraordinary’ Roman mosaic in Turkey
Lincoln, Neb.–A rare, second-century figural floor mosaic has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Antiochia ad Cragum on the southern coast of Turkey.…
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Archaeologists discover ancient mosaic with message: ‘Be cheerful, enjoy your life’
The mosaic shows a skeleton reclining with a pitcher of wine and loaf of bread alongside Greek text that reads: ‘Be cheerful, enjoy your life’…
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The Tomb of a Priestess Discovered in Egypt, Protected by her Soul Feeding Monkey
A mysterious ancient tomb with “unusual and rare” wall paintings has been discovered in Egypt. ᴀɴтιQuιтιᴇs Minister Khaled al-Enany told BBC reporters the discovery of…
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The 2,600-Year-old palace is found buried under the ruins of a shrine blown up by Isis in Mosul
Archaeologists assessing the damage caused by Islamic State militants to the tomb of the prophet of Jonah have made a surprise discovery. Experts found a…