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Modern science explains how an ancient ritual worked.
It's a rare glimpse into the life of an Egyptian priestess.
The site was first found in the 70's, but couldn't be accurately dated until now.
She looked nothing like you'd expect.
The settlement, named Dhaskalio, was simply stunning for its time.
The Two Brothers turned out to be, in fact, brothers. But it wasn't an easy feat.
Its feathers resemble the ones of hummingbirds.
The real booty be knowledge ya landlubbers!
It seems to depict the creation of the heavens and earth.
Archaeologists were expecting to find beer, but they found something else.
Cancer was already affecting humans 2,000 years ago.
Ever seen a wine bottle shaped like a deer?
Bronze Age people used space weapons. Well, a few of them did.
This is one of only 100 such portrait mummies ever found in the world.
Caesar's incursion in Britain might have been more successful than we thought.
Among the most intriguing findings are a group of (likely ceremonial) cauldrons that show signs of long-term use and repair.
The research suggests that human interbreeding was more of a 'step-by-step' event.
Somebody was absolutely minted back in medieval France!
The more things change the more they stay the same.
First discovered in a bomb crater, the Mithraeum has had a long journey back underground.
You have the ancient Georgians to thank for your favourite wine.
The 100-foot-long void could be a hidden chamber, as revealed by a groundbreaking investigation.
Ironically, the archaeologist hasn't even visited Saudi Arabia.
"It's a great privilege to find something so rare, something so historically important," researchers commented.
Ancient but elegant.
These rods, known as bâton percé, are quite mysterious.
The Antikythera site keeps on giving.
It's being build today using only tech and know-how from the 13th century. Loads of fun!
It was right under the city market.
Yet another sign that the two species from the same Homo genus were very similar to one another.
You thought we found everything, didn't you?
It's like winning the lottery.
Neanderthals were far more complex than meets the eye.
Thieves plundered the cave, but they left researchers a bone.
Canaanites were flourishingly pagan before Joshua came in.
It was pretty rough.
It shows Babylonians knew about Pythagorean theorem centuries before Pythagoras was even alive!
Archaeology, meet genetics.
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The findings rewrite the story of the first Aboriginal people.
This would make it one of the earliest organized trade networks in the area.
It's a rare finding that could help us learn more about our ancestors.
This can be a game changer.
That's... That's a lot of skulls.
Still think Neanderthals were brutes?
Another spectacular find from Göbekli Tepe.
Not much is known about its owner.
An ancient Chinese scholar's account of the Roman Empire.
Looking deep inside a knife.
A primitive Homo species with some surprising skills.
