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Pride of India: Statistician CR Rao’s influence is widespread – The Higgs Boson, shape of the heart, archaeological digs & more
Indian-American scientist Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao's work in statistics has propelled the field …
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A 13-year-old girl helped unearth an ancient Roman town. She's finally getting credit for it over 90 years later.
In the 1930s, teen Helen Carlton-Smith and other female archaeologists excavated a Roman settlement.
Jenny McGrath
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A new platform will let you find undiscovered ancient archaeological sites from your laptop
Satellite imaging technology has improved so much in recent years that the possibility for finding …
Ariel Schwartz
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Archaeologists find the remains of 2 adults they believe could be victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The Tulsa Race Massacre took place from May 31 to June 1, 1921, and was one of the worst incidents …
Ella Hopkins
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Mysterious remains of 3,000-year-old 'Priest of Pacopampa' found buried face down with accessories of human bone
The remains were buried alongside artifacts believed to be made of human bone and symbols possibly …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Skeleton found in England with a nail through its foot is evidence of Roman crucifixion, archeologists say
While crucifixion was believed to be relatively common in ancient Roman civilizations, archaeologic…
Rebecca Cohen,Erin Schumaker
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Pompeii find reveals the secrets of life as a slave in Ancient Rome, frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption
Archaeologists discovered a small bedroom used by slaves in a dig near the Roman city of Pompeii, I…
Rebecca Rommen
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Archaeologists are stunned by the discovery of 25 'incredibly significant' prehistoric pits dug in straight lines containing ancient animal bones
Archaeologists found a series of 25 pits arranged in straight lines in Bedfordshire, England, from …
Jenny McGrath
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Rare Egyptian Sarcophagus Found In Israel
The recent archaeological discovery, like most in Israel, came by happenstance. Israel's natural ga…
Daniel Estrin
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A mysterious 4,000-year-old slab may be a treasure map that could point the way to long-lost Bronze Age riches
Mysterious engravings on an ancient stone slab, long relegated to the storage area of an ancient ca…
Marianne Guenot
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Rare Clean-Shaven Christ Unearthed In Spain
The Roman style of the paten was "present in the first moments" of Christianity post-Constantine, b…
AFP
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A Utah man who dug up graves at Yellowstone while searching for Forrest Fenn's $1 million treasure is facing up to 12 years in prison
Rodrick Dow Craythorn, of Syracuse, Utah, was caught digging up graves at Yellowstone between Octob…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Archaeologists found a secret chamber at the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza, and they have no idea what it is
Archaeologists used high-tech methods to find a strange L-shaped structure in Giza, Egypt. Above gr…
Jenny McGrath
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A commuter train excavation near Notre Dame Cathedral has uncovered a 2,000-year-old necropolis containing bodies buried with coins in their mouths and an entire pig skeleton
The coins are thought to be a fee paid to the ferryman of the underworld. Researchers have no idea …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Roman 'shrine' discovered in cathedral graveyard could be a sacrifice site linked to fertility and mystery cults, say archaeologists
Leicester is one of the most excavated cities in Britain, as it was originally the site of a Roman …
Isobel van Hagen
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Ancient graves hid the skeletons of 269 children and 466 llamas who were ritually sacrificed, and archaeologists still don't know why
Kristin Romey, archaeology editor for National Geographic and author of the magazine's exclusive ar…
Aylin Woodward
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A Welsh man uploaded a Facebook video of himself destroying 4,500 year-old rock art. Now, he will get 4 months in prison as officials say the Bronze Age artifact is 'lost forever.'
Julian Baker, 52, lived near the South Wales site of the rock he destroyed. Cadw, the Welsh cultura…
Dan Latu
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A hungry badger appears to have stumbled across the largest collection of Roman coins found in Northern Spain
Archaeologists said 209 coins from between the third and fifth centuries were found near a badger's…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Stone Age skeletons show women were likely sacrificed in Mafia-style killings, say archaeologists
Ancient skeletons discovered in France linked to a form of murder used by the Italian Mafia.
Cameron Manley
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Remnants of 5,000-year-old tavern discovered in Iraq include an oven, refrigerator, benches for customers, and even an ancient beer recipe
Archaeologists have unearthed what appears to be an ancient tavern in southern Iraq, complete with …