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Advanced 77,000-year-old Stone Age weapons found in South Africa

Things became very serious at this point.

Ancient carvings show comet struck Earth, triggering mini Ice Age

When you can correlate computer models of comets with carvings from 13 millennia ago -- that's got to feel good.

Extra moisture caused most of the world's large animals to go extinct 15,000 years ago

There used to be giant sloths, rhinos, and dire wolves.

Ancient sea scorpion slashed prey with deadly sharp tail spikes

It had a built-in weapon.

Zebra-like horse found to coexist with ancient humans in Russia

They were thought to have gone extinct way before.

Rome metro workers accidentally find 2,300 year-old aqueduct

They found so many things they're going to open a museum right in the new metro station.

Found: oldest settlement in North America, confirms local tribe history

The ancient stories held some truth after all.

Wherever humans go, mice go too -- since forever

The mouse in the house has been with us for 15,000 years.

Genetic analysis shows the mysterious Chaco Civilization was a society ruled by women

We now know much more about the civilization that dominated the American Southwest for hundreds of years.

Ancient potters carefully recorded the planet's magnetic field -- without even knowing it

Geologists, archaeologists, physicists, and ancient potters - working together to solve one of the Earth's greatest mysteries. Who would have thought?

The 12th Dead Scroll cave found in Israel, after a 60 year pause. Some of the earliest Biblical scrolls were retrieved from such sites

The archaeologists didn't find any new texts but the cave has renowned interest for a massive hunt.

Stanford students brew 5,000 year old Chinese beer, say it's fruity and tasty

Can't spell 'archaeology' without 'alcohol'.

The Amazon Stonehenge: Drones discover hundreds of ancient earthworks in the basin

Large, mysterious earthworks built thousands of years ago were discovered in the Amazon basin.

A novel website lets you become a space archaeologist -- just by looking at pictures

It's way better than Facebook.

Vintage Files: The Curious Case of the Roman Dodecahedra

A big archaeological mystery which will likely never be solved.

The Greek Navy's wooden wall -- Olympias, last trireme on duty in the world

One ship to carry a huge legacy.

Mummified knees likely belonged to one of Ancient Egypt's most famous queens, Nefertari

Scientists only had her knees to work with but are confident they belonged to the late queen.

Flints and bone from at least 300,000 years ago could be the first non-dietary tool use

Digs at one of the most amazing anthropological sites in the world come across something big.

Mysterious, Stonehenge-like, 1,500 year old monument found in Kazakhstan

Archaeologists have discovered a gigantic, 1,500-year-old stone monument in Kazakhstan.

400-year-old dental bridge made out of other people's teeth is unexpectedly good for its time

It used to belong to a wealthy and powerful local.

Construction workers discover fossil of bird-like dinosaurs, one of the last species to appear before the extinction

They named it the Mud Dragon.

Archaeologists and brewers recreate 2,500 year old funeral drink from residues found in a tomb

A drink to die for.

German U-boat found off the coast of Scotland

They say a giant sea creature destroyed it.

Ancient stone-carved Greek lease document found in Turkey

Nothing more binding than a document set in stone.

What the villa of a wealthy roman from Pompeii looked like before it was buried by ash

The epitome of Roman class -- before all hell broke loose.

Ancient Chinese 2,500-year-old grave was covered in a shroud of 13 Cannabis plants

The plants were so well preserved, they still contained THC-rich trichomes -- even after all this time!

Archaeologists unearth a huge dinosaur footprint in the Gobi desert

A titanic footprint from a titan of a beast.

Ancient Roman coins found in Japan

Coins issued in ancient Rome 1,700 years ago were found in Japan, some 6,000 miles from the Empire's capital.

Archaeologists rediscover magnificent Petra gardens with startlingly advanced irrigation system

The ancient gardens featured fountains, ponds, and a huge swimming pool.

Archaeologists find unusual 200-year old site: it's a pub

Yes, this means there's 200-year-old brandy.

Ancient Chinese skeletons found in London could hint at unknown ancient community and trade

Archaeologists are still divided on what the finding actually means.

Scientists use technology to peer into charred ancient biblical scroll

Scientists have unraveled the secrets of a 1,700-year-old scroll too old and damaged to unfurl.

Ancient, 2000-year-old skeleton found in legendary Antikythera shipwreck

The ancient bones could offer valuable DNA information from an ancient shipwreck victim.

Archaeologists find 3,000 year-old burnt cheese

Three thousand years ago, someone had a pretty bad day.

Oldest fishing hooks ever found show humans were fishing for longer than we've thought

Found on the island of Okinawa, these hooks show fish has been on the menu longer than we've though before.

Gran-jeans: 6,000-year-old indigo dyed cotton found in Peru

Blue-dyed cotton has always been in.

Intact, spectacular and unique Neolithic figurine unearthed in Turkey

Archaeologists have unearthed an intact female figure carved from marble, dating from up to 10,000 years ago.

Legendary 1848 ship found in the Arctic in pristine shape

Searches in the Canadian Arctic have located the H.M.S. Terror, which mysteriously disappeared 168 years ago. The ship was found in pristine condition at the bottom of a bay.

Forensic experts reconstruct the face of a 2,300 year old Egyptian mummy

This is the closest we've come to seeing an ancient Egyptian woman.

Ancient Alaskans feasted on salmon 12,000 years ago

Modern archaeology is a lot like crime scene investigation.

Fossil Friday: C. Megalodon, the true Jaws

The biggest fish in the pond.

An Israeli power plant worker might have found a hand grenade that the Crusaders used

It probably didn't go boom, but it's still an impressive find.

Spanish publisher wins rights to a manuscript no one can -- but everyone is dying to -- read

So it's like the opposite of a college textbook, then?

Archaeologists working in Kazakhstan uncover 3,000-year-old pyramid mausoleum

The mausoleum was likely built for a local king more than three millennia ago.

Genetic sequencing used to unclothe Ötzi the Iceman's wardrobe

He wore a coat made from sheep and goat hides, but also a hat made from a bear's fur.

Archaeological finding could confirm gruesome Greek legend

Archaeologists working on top of a Greek mountain have made a sinister discovery.

340-Year-Old Cheese Recovered From Shipwreck: ‘We think it’s cheese’

It's perhaps the stinkiest cheese in the world right now, after molding at the bottom of a shipwreck for centuries.

Did the earliest Americans walk on ice or cross on water? New study sparks debate

How did people get to America, and when? A new, 'pioneering and neat' study may have some answers.

Russians digitize and publish disturbing diaries of Heinrich Himmler

The chilling diary of a monster.

Archaeologists might have just found a castle at King Arthur's alleged birthplace

It may or may not be Arthur's castle, but it's a monumental finding.

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