“Last Tuesday they called me to announce the big discovery of a colossus of a king, most probably Ramses II, made out of quartzite," - Egyptian antiquties minis...
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We hear about it all the time. It was a pivotal point in European history, paving the way for centuries of history afterward, but ...
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In a quest to understand global climate change and how the human race plays a part in it, researchers and archaeologists are loo...
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OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND - In a twist of events, an antiques expert visiting Blenheim Palace realized that one of the building's flower pots ...
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UST-POLUI, SIBERIA - Archaeologists investigating Siberia's ancient "bear cult" at an ancient ceremonial site within the Arctic Cir...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756. He was considered one of the greatest composers of the classical period, and was admired by c...
A new study shows that many trees we think of as indigenous to the Amazon Rainforest were planted there by ancient Amazonian farmers. According to botanical an...
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Ancient Egypt was truly a fascinating place. The modern world has been captivated by it ever since Howard Carter first opened the famou...
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In most history classes, the story of Italy begins with the Romans, but the Romans weren't the first people to live in ancient Italy. Who...
"This must rank as one of the most exciting treasure finds I have ever dealt with - not quite in the same league as the Staffordshire Hoard, but nevertheless ex...