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A 4,000-year-old lipstick uncovered in Iran may be the oldest ever found. It's uncannily similar to modern ones.
Humans have been using red pigment for a long time, but this could be the earliest example of a lip…
Marianne Guenot
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Ancient fossils in the 'Cradle of Humankind' are more than 1 million years older than previously thought
To accurately determine the fossils' age, researchers analyzed particles from outer space in the ro…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Iraq's extreme drought reveals a 3,400-year-old city
A team of archaeologists rushed to the site to excavate and map the city before it, once again, bec…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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1,000 year-old Native American carvings of mysterious giant humanoids discovered on the ceiling of an Alabama cave
The only way to see the unique carvings was to digitally "stand back" from the low cave ceiling by …
Marianne Guenot
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Palestinian farmer discovers 4,500-year-old stone statue of Canaanite goddess of love and war, reports say
A Palestinian farmer in Gaza unearthed the 4,500-year-old statue, which depicts Anat — the Canaanit…
Joshua Zitser
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Medieval ceramic vessel found in Jerusalem offers potential evidence of Crusader knights using hand grenades, study finds
A vessel discovered in Jerusalem indicates the Crusaders were armed with grenades packed with plant…
Joshua Zitser
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'Biggest earthquake in human history' caused a 5000-mile-long megatsunami that sent massive waves crashing from Chile to New Zealand, study finds
A 9.5 earthquake that struck about 3,800 years in northern Chile was the greatest in human history,…
Joshua Zitser
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Archeologists to open mysterious sarcophagus discovered underneath Notre Dame Cathedral during post-fire excavations
Archeologists in France discovered the mysterious lead sarcophagus during excavation work at the fi…
Joshua Zitser
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Largest-ever stash of mummy-embalming tools found in Egypt, may have been for lavish funeral 2,600 years ago
The discovery in Absuir, Egypt, is vast in its scale and could unpick some of the many mysteries of…
Marianne Guenot
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Scientists found 14 pre-Inca mummies, 6 of whom children, who were likely sacrificed to accompany a high-ranking person into the afterlife
The people whose mummified remains were found were likely sacrificed to accompany a high-ranking pe…
Marianne Guenot
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2,000 years ago 'naughty' students in ancient Egypt were forced to write lines as punishment, newly discovered pottery fragments reveal
Archeologists discovered more than 18,000 shards of pottery used as writing materials in ancient Eg…
Alia Shoaib
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Remains of a wooly mammoth, a rhino, and a wolf unearthed on a building site
The findings in Devon estimated to be from the last Ice Age around 30,000-60,000 years ago, shed li…
Alia Shoaib
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40 beheaded Roman skeletons with skulls placed between their legs found by archeologists at construction site
The decapitated Roman skeletons could have been criminals or outcasts, archeologists excavating at …
Alia Shoaib
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Scientists found 192 spines threaded on poles in Peru, a macabre practice that may be a response to Europeans pillaging graves
192 examples of these spines reconstituted after burial were found. This would have happened around…
Marianne Guenot
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Scientists looking at the first pregnant Egyptian mummy think they figured out why none were ever found before
A bizarre process after death might be to blame that makes it impossible to tell whether mummified …
Marianne Guenot
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Scientists uncovered a mysterious pre-Inca mummy buried around 1,000 years ago, tied in fetal position with hands over its face
The man, who died between 800 and 1,200 years ago, was likely a priest, a warrior, or some similar …
Marianne Guenot
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Ancient Egyptian mummies with gold tongues were discovered inside a tomb dating back 2,500 years
Archeologists discovered a man and woman's mummified remains in a tomb at El Bahnasa, Egypt, buried…
Alia Shoaib
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The discovery of a 2000-year-old dagger was a vital clue to revealing a forgotten battle between the Roman Empire's legions and tribal warriors
The ornate dagger unearthed at the battlefield near a Swiss mountain gorge was found by an amateur …
Bethany Dawson,Joshua Zitser
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New discoveries suggest Rhode Island shipwreck is Captain Cook's long-lost vessel after battle over ship's identity
An Australian maritime museum announced the discovery of the Endeavour in 2022, prompting a swift r…
Erin Snodgrass
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A 3-foot-long mammoth tusk hidden on the ocean floor could offer clues about the ancient creatures
Scientists discovered a 3-foot-long tusk roughly 10,000 feet below the ocean's surface. Mammoth fos…