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A rare Roman dodecahedron was found in Lincolnshire, England last summer and is set to go on display in the Lincoln Museum in Lincoln, England.
Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group
‘Great enigma’: Amateur archaeologists unearth mysterious Roman object
Reconstruction of the Iceman by Alfons & Adrie Kennis
South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Ochsenreiter
?tzi the Iceman’s 61 tattoos weren’t made in the way archaeologists first thought
Prehistoric humans in Brazil carved drawings in the rock next to dinosaur footprints, suggesting that they may have found them meaningful or interesting, a new study has found.
Leonardo Troiano
Mysterious symbols found near footprints shed light on ancient humans’ awareness of dinosaurs, scientists say
The facial reconstruction of Emperor Wu who was ethnically Xianbei CREDIT Pianpian Wei.jpg
Pianpian Wei
Ancient DNA reveals intriguing details about a sixth century Chinese emperor
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Cambridge Archaeological Unit
Remains of an ancient dinner still sit in a Bronze Age village 2,850 years later
Projectile points from a Middle Stone Age archaeological site, Shinfa-Metema 1, in the lowlands of northwest Ethiopian dating from the time of the Toba supereruption at 74,000 years ago provide evidence for bow and arrow use prior to the dispersal of modern humans out of Africa.
Blue Nile Survey Project
One of the largest eruptions in Earth’s history could have wiped out humans. Here’s how scientists say some survived
KONYA, TURKIYE - MARCH 1: A excavation site is seen as a 8600-year-old bread is found at Catalhoyuk, one of the first urbanization models in the world, which included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, during an excavation at Cumra district in Konya, Turkiye on March 1, 2024. New finds are being encountered at Catalhoyuk, where about 8 thousand people lived together during the Neolithic period. (Photo by Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu/Getty Images
‘World’s oldest bread,’ dating back 8,600 years, discovered in Turkey
stone tool possibly from Layer VII at Korolevo I. Surface find.
Roman Garba
‘Cosmic clock’ dates earliest human presence in Europe
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Julia Mayo/Fundación El Ca?o
Ancient lord’s tomb found filled with gold and multiple sacrificial bodies
Dead buried in a sitting position (left) and people lying on their side (bottom half) with a dense filling in the centre of the pit.
In Terra Veritas
Mass grave with 1,000 skeletons found in Germany
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Charlie Bristow
Ancient ‘star dune’ evidence isn’t missing. It’s been hiding in plain sight, radar reveals
Roman head of Mercury found at Smallhythe
James Dobson/National Trust Images
Discovery of a rare ceramic head reveals a previously unknown Roman settlement
A view of a black-walled dining hall with 2,000-year old paintings inspired by the Trojan War is seen in this handout picture taken in the ancient archeological site of Pompeii and released on April 11, 2024. Parco Archeoligico di Pompei/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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An artist's reconstruction of how the stone artifact with an adhesive handle could be held by a Neanderthal
Daniela Greiner
Neanderthal glue points to complex thinking
Virtual unwrapping of text from within PHerc.Paris.4
Vesuvius Challenge
A philosopher’s words emerge from charred, ancient scrolls
Babylonian clay model showing a nude couple engaged in kissing. Date: 1800 BC
The Trustees of the British Museum
Humanity’s earliest recorded kiss adds new twist to the history of locking lips