These Are the Real Reasons Why Archaeologists Are Reluctant to Open the Tomb of China’s First Emperor
ResearchConcerns over 2,000-year-old traps, mercury, and the risk of irreparably damaging the site are among the explanations.
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The Study of Two Wines From 1,500 Years Ago Reveals an Intriguing Truth: Choosing One Over the Other Was Already a Symbol of Social Status
MagnetThe wines of Gaza and Cilicia were famous in ancient times, but their reputations and prices differed greatly due to social perception.
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Oldest Gun in the U.S. Found in Ruins of Spanish Stone-and-Adobe Building. It’s 480 Years Old and Was Never Fired
ResearchWhen archaeologist Deni Seymour found the rarest artifact of her career, she worried about one thing: how she was going to get it past the police.
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Mysterious Tablet Found in 2021 Remains Indecipherable. It Features 39 Unique Characters from an Unknown Society
ResearchResearchers remain unsure who created the enigmatic inscription or when.
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Museum Worker Find Thousand-Year-Old Medieval Sword While Out for a Swim
ResearchExperts say the sword is possibly a Viking weapon from the 9th or 10th century.
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Google Earth Helped Archaeologists Find a Hidden Network of Fish Traps That Fueled the Rise of the Maya Civilization
MagnetArchaeologists used the popular program and drone data to find the “hunting” system that enabled the rise of the Maya.
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A Look Inside the Varna Necropolis: The Greatest Treasure of Antiquity and the Mystery of a Civilization
ResearchDecades ago, researchers uncovered a necropolis in modern-day Bulgaria that provided invaluable insights into one of the richest cultures of its time—and an early form of capitalism.
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Japanese Scientists Discovered 303 Geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert by Using AI. It’s a First Glimpse Into the Origin of These 2,000-Year-Old Creations
ResearchWhile there are currently 700 reported figures, scientists estimate that there could be many more.
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The Oldest Tombstone in the U.S. Confirms That Millionaires Always Satisfied Their Whims, No Matter the Era
ResearchA new study confirms that although Amazon didn’t exist four centuries ago, people still got what they ordered.
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Scientists Have Been Trying to Understand How Ancient Egyptians Created Mirrors For Years. It Looks Like They Finally Figured It Out
ResearchIt appears that the Egyptians had a thriving “industry” of handmade metallurgy much earlier than previously believed.
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In 2018, Workers Stumbled Upon an 8th-Century Tomb. It Had a Particularly Unique Feature
ResearchEarly cultural exchanges between the West and the Far East have always been fascinating.
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The Clue Needed to Solve the Stonehenge Mystery Was in a Spanish Dolmen From 1,000 Years Earlier. It Weighs More Than Two Boeing 747 Aircraft
MagnetThe iconic monument’s great mystery required a clue from the past. One from 1,000 years earlier, to be precise.
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We Imagined That Working in the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt Wasn’t Very Healthy. Now We Know Just How Toxic It Really Was
ResearchWorking “on site” has never been easy. On top of that, it seems that it could be really toxic in Ancient Egypt.
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A Boy Smashed a 3,500-Year-Old Jar at an Israeli Museum. It Invited Him to Come Back
MagnetFrom precious Bronze Age jar to 3,500-year-old jigsaw puzzle.
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Machu Picchu is 600 Years Old and Was Considered Peru's National Treasure. Archaeologists Have Discovered a Temple That Is 3,500 Years Older
ResearchThe finding means that 4,000 years ago, Peru’s coast had complex religious systems and a cosmogony.
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Greece Began Excavations for a Major Airport. Then, It Discovered a Vast 4,000-Year-Old Structure
ResearchConstructing something new in Greece is like that. Sometimes, you finds monuments of Minoan culture.
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We've Always Thought That the Authentic Paleolithic Diet Consisted in Mainly Eating Meat. We Were Wrong
ResearchToday's version of the
"paleo diet" doesn't align with what our ancestors ate, according to a new study.
The Biggest Mayan Discovery 'in Decades' Has Sparked a Profound Realization: We Know Very Little About Its Civilization
ResearchWhile constructing the "Mayan Train," archaeologists have found an absolute gold mine of information about the Maya.
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Every Once in a While, We Come Across 1,700-Year-Old Roman Dodecahedra. We Still Don’t Know What They Were Used For
MagnetThey look as good as new, and archeologists still find them from time to time.
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There's a Problem With the Mayan Ruins: They’re Becoming Inaccessible Due to Violence
MagnetThe Mexican government says that the problems are “social” and that access to the ruins isn't cut off.
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