1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor’s hammer
A newly found Viking Age stockpile in Germany has about 200 artifacts, consisting of a pendant that might be a cross or an incomplete Thor’s hammer. (Image credit: © ALSH…
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2,800-year-old royal tomb discovered near King Midas’ home in Turkey
Entryway to the Midas Mound at Gordion in Turkey. (Image credit: Alamy) Archaeologists have actually found an eighth-century-B.C. royal burial place of a relative of King Midas in the ancient…
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20,000-Year-Old Whale Bone Tools Found in Spain
Archaeologists have actually taken a look at a big sample of worked bone items from 26 Paleolithic cavern and rockshelter websites in the Cantabrian area of Spain and southwestern France….
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Ram in the Thicket: A 4,500-year-old gold statue from the royal cemetery at Ur
One of 2 “ram in the thicket” statuettes found in the ancient city of Ur in contemporary Iraq (Image credit: Getty Images) Call: Ram in the Thicket What it is:…
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2,300-year-old gold ring found in Israel was likely buried by a betrothed girl
The 2,300-year-old gold ring set with a red gems was discovered in the City of David, a historical site in Israel. (Image credit: Eliyahu Yanai, City of David) Archaeologists in…
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2,600-Year-Old Stone Relief Unearthed in Ancient Nineveh
The ancient stone relief illustrates Ashurbanipal, the ruler of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 699 to 631 BCE, 2 divine beings and other figures, according to a group of archeologists from…
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4,000-year-old stone-lined burial discovered in Tangier
Among the recently found stone-lined burial places, referred to as a burial cist. (Image credit: Photo by Hamza Benattia ) Archaeologists in Tangier, simply south of the Strait of Gibraltar,…
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15-Year-Old Trained Sea Lion from California Better at Keeping Beat than Some Humans
New research study from the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California Santa Cruz recommends the capability to keep time is not distinct to our types. Ronan is…
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2,300-year-old sword with swastikas unearthed at necropolis in France
The extremely embellished sword with swastikas that archaeologists discovered at a necropolis in France. (Image credit: Flore Giraud/INRAP ) 2 2,300-year-old swords found in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in…
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5,000-year-old burial of elite woman with inlaid toucan’s beak found in Peru
The lady, who lived at some point in between 3000 and 1800 B.C., was buried with amazing serious products in Peru. (Image credit: Peru Ministry of Culture) Archaeologists in Peru…
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