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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 domesticated dog with powerful wolf jaws has been unearthed at a Stone Age dig in Sweden

It was buried 8,400 years ago as part of the 'grave goods' tradition where the dead are entombed wi…

Naina Bhardwaj   


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At least 10 bodies were found by researchers in a dig searching for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre

An estimated 150 to 300 people, who were mostly Black, were killed in the Tulsa Race Massacre, whic…

Lauren Frias   


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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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A pit full of 6,200-year-old skeletons is now the oldest known example of 'indiscriminate, mass killing'

A study suggests that an ancient Croatian pit was the site of the world's oldest documented mass ki…

Aylin Woodward   


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Hundreds of ancient mammoth skeletons were found buried under the site of a future airport in Mexico

Archaeologists in Mexico dug up 200 mammoth skeletons at the site of a planned airport. The finding…

Susie Neilson   


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A perfectly preserved Ancient Roman mosaic floor was discovered underneath an Italian vineyard

It was discovered near the Italian city of Verona, nearly a century after the remains of a villa we…

Zoë Ettinger   


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Archaeologist breaks down 10 treasure hunting scenes in movies

How realistic are treasure hunter characters like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft? See a real archaeolo…

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Archaeologists discovered an ancient city buried 30 miles outside Rome without ever digging it up

The discovery offers a window into life in ancient Rome, where people enjoyed shopping, bathing, an…

Aria Bendix   


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7 fascinating archaeological discoveries made this month

So far, the researchers have already found evidence of the tips of more than 50 objects, including …

Erin Brodwin   


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Ancient skulls that mirror ours are part of a handful of archaeological findings that rewrite human history

For decades, it's been generally accepted that the first humans to trek into the Americas - the one…

Erin Brodwin   


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9 mind-blowing archaeological discoveries that transformed history in 2015

This year, researchers across the globe have found evidence of everything from the earliest humans …

Erin Brodwin   


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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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ISIS is about to make A LOT of money off 'the archaeological equivalent of a beheading'

"[The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad] is trying to mitigate the damage and perhaps prevent …

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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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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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Amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided object from the Roman Empire that experts can't explain

A group of amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided dodecahedron in England near an ancie…

Jenny McGrath   


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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.

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Digital-twin technology could be an archaeologist's most powerful tool

Digital twins, or dynamic 3D replicas, are helping archeologists better explore their excavations.

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