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‘Buddha Statue’ on Mars Fuels Theories of Advanced Ancient Civilization (Video)

A few days ago, NASA confirmed the probable existence of ancient lakes on Mars, suggesting the planet was once capable of supporting life. Some are heralding another discovery they believe is proof the...

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Controversial Claim by Geologist: Mysterious Tracks in Turkey Left by...

In what is sure to cause controversy, a researcher has claimed that the mysterious and ancient ruts which crisscross the Phrygian Valley of Turkey were caused by an unknown and intelligent race between...

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Dog-Sized Giant Rats Once Roamed Our Planet (Video)

Fossils of the largest known rats ever in existence have been discovered on the island nation of East Timor. Researchers from the Australian National University found seven species of ancient rats, one...

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Archaeologists Unearth 500-Year-Old Church (Video)

The oldest-known European Christian church in the tropics was recently excavated. Located on the island of Santiago in Cabo Verde, off the coast of West Africa, the church was originally built by...

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5,000-Year-Old ‘Wheel of Giants’ Stone Formation Remains Mystery (Video)

Stonehenge in the U.K. is probably the most famous ancient rock structure, but there’s a formation in Israel that researchers are also trying to figure out. Called “Wheel of Giants” in Hebrew or “Rujm...

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Rock Carvings Show 14,000-Year-Old Depiction of Human Dwellings (Video)

Ancient cave drawings have been found before, but a set uncovered in 2013 in Spain is considered particularly unique because of its subject. A recent study describes what may be the oldest-known...

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Evidence Suggests Stonehenge Was Originally Erected in Wales (Video)

Stonehenge’s origin has been a mystery for centuries, but archaeologists now believe it was actually a “second-hand monument.” An earlier version might have been erected in Wales. For a while,...

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Study of Angkor Wat Reveals Complex Once Included More Structures (Video)

Experts from around the world embarked upon a study of the grounds of Angkor Wat, and a paper about their astounding discoveries was recently published. The team, led by scholars from The University of...

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1,500-Year-Old Artificial Limb Unearthed in Austria is Oldest in Europe (Video)

In Early Medieval times, prosthetic appendages were rare, partially because surviving an amputation at all was largely against the odds. Archaeologists say they have dug up the remains of a man who...

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Researchers May Have Found the Oldest Human Depiction of a Volcano (Video)

Volcanic eruptions are among Earth’s most dramatic events, and it appears humans have been chronicling the fiery blasts for much longer than thought. Researchers examining the prehistoric drawings in...

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Two Ants Fighting 100 Million Years Ago Preserved in Amber (Video)

Two ants of different species fighting and preserved in amber from 100 million years ago shine new light on the ancient insects’ evolution, according to researchers at the American Museum of Natural...

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Giant Bird Confirmed to Have Roamed The Arctic 50 Million Years Ago (Video)

A giant bird that lacked the ability to fly, has been confirmed to have roamed the Arctic around 53 million years ago, according to researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and the...

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Ancient Flower Discovered in 30-Million-Year-Old Amber (Video)

Many families have at least one black sheep, and plants are no exception. Asterids are particularly notable on that count, as among the celebrated members of its sort, such as coffee and tomatoes, lurk...

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Ancient Armadillos as Big as VW Beetle Once Roamed the Earth (Video)

An ancient species of armored animal that weighed upwards of a ton has recently been identified as part of the armadillo family by an international team of researchers. Frederic Delsuc, one of the team...

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520-Million-Year-Old Fossil With Intact Nervous System Found In China (Video)

Fossils have provided scientists with a wealth of information about early Earth dwellers, and insights into how the planet’s creatures have developed since. An international team of researchers...

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Engraved Text Buried For 2,500 Years May Hold Clues to Etruscan Religion (Video)

The Etruscans were a highly advanced society, but not one that took great efforts to preserve their written texts. Archaeologists have come across a significant inscribed slab they believe could...

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Home Renovation Leads to Accidental Discovery of a Rare Roman Villa (Video)

It’s not every day someone stumbles upon a thousands-year-old piece of history. It’s even more rare for such a discovery to be so well-preserved and important. Last year, Luke Irwin, a rug designer...

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Mysterious Stone Sphere Found in Europe Sparks Debate About its Origins (Video)

A discovery made by an archaeologist in Bosnia has the scientific community up in arms. The object is a large, round rock, and though there are no questions about what it is, how the spherical stone...

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Skeletons Found in Shackles Near Athens May Belong to Ancient Greek...

A roughly 1-acre area just outside of Athens is well known to be filled with mass graves, with the first of many being discovered roughly 100 years ago. Recently, archaeologists came upon another one,...

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Workers Find 1,300 Pounds of Ancient Roman Coins in Spanish Town of Tomares

Culture officials said park workers in Spain made a unique historic discovery: over a thousand pounds of Roman coins in the town of Tomares outside of Seville on April 27. The Seville Archaeological...

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Israeli Divers Find 1,600-Year-Old Roman Treasure (Video)

Some rather interesting ancient discoveries have been made in the waters near Caesarea, Israel over the years. However, none in the last few decades is comparable to a recent find made by two amateur...

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Ancient Monument ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’ Found In Petra, Jordan (Video)

Petra is a world wonder carved directly into the red, white and pink cliffs of Jordan. And now, an additional structure has been discovered within the ancient city, according to archaeologists writing...

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2,000-Year-Old Edible Butter Found In Ireland (Video)

Before refrigerators became a regular household appliance, people had to find inventive ways to keep their dairy products fresh. Throwing the delicate edibles into bogs was one solution, and based on a...

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World’s Oldest Computer May Have Been Built to Predict Future (Video)

At the dawn of 1900s, divers exploring off the coast of Greece came upon a vast sunken treasure, and amidst the many fabulous objects was an item that continues intrigue many to this day. Called the...

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12-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossils Found at California Landfill (Video)

One never knows what they’ll find in a landfill, but not long ago a paleontologist came upon something truly remarkable. The researcher was performing the standard examination of Irvine, California...

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99-Million-Year-Old Wings From Dinosaur-Era Bird Found Preserved (Video)

New research details the discovery of two fossilized bird wings estimated to be 99-million years old. The appendages are reportedly well preserved in pieces of amber, which a paleontologist spotted for...

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Ancient River System Found Under Greenland’s Ice Sheet (Video)

An ancient network of channels which may have taken up to 2.3 million years to form has been found under the Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland. According to a press release issued by the University of...

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Paystub Depicted on 5,000-Year-Old Tablet Shows Workers Were Paid in Beer...

Workers in an ancient society were compensated with beer, according to the markings on a stone tablet dated to around 5,000 years ago. The inscribed artifact has been traced to the area known as Uruk...

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UNESCO Adds New Sites to World Heritage List (Video)

On Friday, UNESCO announced it has inscribed nine new sites on its World Heritage List.

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Beam of Sunglight Leads Tourists to Ancient Petroglyphs Hidden on a Hawaiian...

Two tourists from Texas made a significant archaeological discovery during a July trip to Hawaii. While strolling along the Waianae coast, they noticed a figure carved into the exposed sandstone....

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66-Million-Year Old Rare T. Rex Skull Discovered (Video)

Paleontologists with the University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture recently made a major discovery. They have found a 66.3 million year old T. rex skull. A University of...

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Million-Year-Old Mammoth Tusks Unearthed During Roadwork (Video)

A pair of mammoth tusks discovered in Austria are estimated to be around a million years old. According to The Local Austria, the find was made as a crew conducted roadwork in mid-August. Experts were...

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3.7 Billion-Year-Old Fossils Could Be World’s Oldest (Video)

Scientists have long wondered when life began on Earth. The oldest fossil evidence had previously been dated to around 3.5 billion years, but a more recent discovery could set that timeline back by...

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164-Million-Year-Old Fossil of Storr Lochs Monster Revealed in Scotland (Video)

A 164-million-year-old fossil of an ancient marine animal called the Storr Lochs Monster is being revealed in Edinburgh, Scotland. And, according to a report by The Telegraph, scientists believe it is...

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48-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shows Insect Inside Lizard Inside Snake (Video)

A glimpse into the animal kingdom’s food chain 48 million years ago has been made possible by the discovery of a very unique fossil. A new study by researchers from Germany and Argentina describes the...

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A 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton Has Been Found on Ancient Shipwreck (Video)

The first human remains have been discovered amidst the debris of a well-known Greek shipwreck. According to a news release issued by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the skeleton was found on...

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How Scientists Read Ancient Scrolls That Can’t Be Opened (Video)

How do you read something that’s ancient, burned beyond comprehension and too fragile to even touch? The Ein Gedi scroll is an artifact dug out of a Jewish synagogue that was destroyed in A.D. 600. It...

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One of the Largest Known Dinosaur Footprints Found in the Gobi Desert (Video)

A team of scientists from Japan and Mongolia has announced the discovery of one of the largest dinosaur footprints that has ever been documented. According to the Washington Post, researchers found the...

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Scientists Declare Discovery of Two Cavities in Great Pyramid at Giza (Video)

It has long been rumored that there’s much more to the Great Pyramid at Giza than meets the eye, such as hidden corridors and chambers. Scientists working with the Operation ScanPyramids project say...

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Exploration of Black Sea’s Floor Turns up Wrecked Ships from Byzantine and...

An international team of experts is engaged in a massive undertaking to map the floor of the Black Sea, an endeavor intended to provide insights into the water-level rise following the last ice age and...

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Brown Pebble Turns Out to be Fossilized Dinosaur Brain Tissue (Video)

Dinosaur bones have proven to be rather resilient to the ravages of time, but the same cannot be said of soft tissue like muscles and organs. Remarkably, scientists from the Universities of Cambridge,...

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‘Saddest’ Dinosaur Fossil Found Shows Struggle Before Death (Video)

Dinosaur remains that were discovered in China have been described as one of the “saddest fossils.”  As Seeker reports, the creature, called Mud Dragon, was found with its neck and wings extended as if...

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Dozens of Babies Found Inside 2,500-year-old Crocodile Mummy (Video)

A 2,500-year-old mummified crocodile specimen held by the National Museum of Antiquities in the Netherlands has recently been found to contain at least 47 wrapped and preserved baby crocodiles, much to...

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Experts Finally Identify Ancient Knees as Queen Nefertari’s (Video)

Who did these knees belong to? That’s a question scientists have been trying to figure out for decades. And according to a new study, they might have finally found the answer. The mummified leg bones...

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Take a Tour Of 4-Billion-Year-Old Plateau on Mars (Video)

Take a tour of this really ancient plateau on Mars.

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Ancient Stone Found at Underwater Site Reveals Historical Information (Video)

Researchers in Israel have discovered an engraved stone that identifies Gargilius Antiquus as Judea’s Roman governor at the time of the Bar Kochba Revolt. Though it is well known that the Bar Kochba...

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Researchers Identify Previously Unknown Species of Wolf-Sized Otter (Video)

Otters have been roaming the planet for quite some time, and researchers from China, France and the U.S. recently discovered yet another ancient relative of the adorable, hand-holding creatures we know...

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Anthropologists Find 38,000-Year-Old Art in France (Video)

Anthropologists announced the discovery of a 38,000-year-old engraved image in France.

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This Ancient Sea Creature With 30 Arms Had Bizarre Eating Behavior (Video)

Researchers in Canada recently discovered a bizarre, roughly 30-armed prehistoric life form that may have been an early player in arthropods’ rise to world domination.

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13,000-Year-Old Teeth Reveal Dental Fillings Were Torture Back Then (Video)

If you think going to the dentist is painful now, imagine what it’d have been like 13,000 years ago.

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