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New Moai Statue Found on Chile’s Easter Island Excites Researchers
In the news last October for the damage inflicted by a forest fire over 100 hectares, Easter Island is now in the news again –…
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Enormous Roman mosaic found under farmer’s field
Each section of the mosaic features its own geometric design. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) A giant poolside mosaic featuring intricate geometric patterns has been unearthed…
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Rare mosaic depicting Noah’s Ark discovered in ancient synagogue
Experts have unearthed stunning mosaics depicting Noah’s Ark and the parting of the Red Sea during the excavation of an ancient synagogue in northern Israel.…
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Amateur archaeologists unearth 1,600-year-old Roman mosaic
Archaeologists in Great Britain have uncovered an intricate, 20-foot-long mosaic in the ruins of a Roman villa that are thought to depict the Roman gods…
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Centuries-Old Stolen Khmer Jewel Collection Returned to Cambodia
A huge cache of stolen crown jewels dating back to Cambodia’s legendary Khmer (Angkorian) Empire resurfaced in London last summer, and have now been returned…
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First Public Display of 16-meter-long Papyrus Found in Saqqara Casket
The exciting discovery of a 16-meter-long (52.5 ft) ancient papyrus found in a sarcophagus in Egypt’s Saqqara region has now been unveiled. A papyrus of…
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Mongol-Era Christian Headdress Reveals A Complex Medieval Russia
Archaeologists in Russia have discovered a rare embroidered Deisis depicting Jesus Christ in a Christian medieval burial ground containing 46 graves from the Mongol period.…
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Mongol-Era Christian Headdress Reveals A Complex Medieval Russia
Archaeologists in Russia have discovered a rare embroidered Deisis depicting Jesus Christ in a Christian medieval burial ground containing 46 graves from the Mongol period.…
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Fake Egyptian Tomb Fraudsters Almost Pull Off Legendary Hoax
Egypt’s Public Prosecution office just issued an arrest warrant for a group of crafty criminals who cooked up an ingenious scheme to swindle antiquities traffickers.…
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Delicate discovery: How a rare Roman mosaic was lifted from the ground
Archaeologists in the U.K. have revealed how they unearthed a 1,600-year-old Roman mosaic and lifted it out of the ground. The mosaic floor, which dates…