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The discovery of a WW1 death tunnel that had been hidden in France for a century There hasn’t been a significant discovery from the Great War in France since the 1970s. More than 270 German soldiers’ bodies have lain in woods on a hill not far from Reims for more than a century after they died the most agonizing deaths […]

Palaeontologists Find Remains of Oviraptorid Dinosaur and Embryo-Bearing Egg Clutch Palaeontologists believe a pair of fossilized dinosaur nests provide some of the best evidence yet that certain dinosaurs brooded their eggs, reused their nests, and probably protected their breeding territories in the same way that some modern birds do. The two nests are half a world apart and have been […]

First images of bodies found in Anglesey 1,500-year-old graves Experts have been excavating a 1,500-year-old cemetery on the site of Anglesey’s new Llangefni link road and have discovered 48 graves so far. A small bronze brooch from the Roman period, pieces of Samian pottery believed to have been brought over from Gaul, France, a brooch clasp, and a piece of […]

Faces of ‘Siberian Tutankhamun’ and his sacrificed concubine were reconstructed The modern world will never know ‘Siberian Tutankhamun’ and his concubine, who died 2,600 years ago, but thanks to modern science, we can see what they once looked like. Scientists used laser scanning and photogrammetry to create 3D models from the royal couple’s decaying skulls, but the project took months […]

1,000-year-old treasure is unlike any other artefact A metal detectorist discovered a rare medieval treasure that has been identified as unlike any artefact ever discovered and may have protected the bone of a saint’s finger. On farmland in Devon, Peter Fergus, 64, discovered the gilded silver object, which is thought to date from the sixth to eleventh centuries. Experts believe […]

Neolithic rock carving from 6,000 years ago found in Egypt Masked men dance around an ostrich in a 6,000-year-old hunting ritual, according to rock carvings found in Egypt. The artwork was carved into rock in the form of small dots and dates from the fourth millennium BC. The scene resembles the hunting style of ancient shamans, according to researchers, and […]

4,000-Year-Old Fortifications of Stone Age city discovered in China Chinese archaeologists have found fortifications surrounding the Shimao ruins, including two massive beacon towers, which are the largest Neolithic Chinese city ever discovered. The Shimao ruins were first found in 1976 in China’s Shaanxi Province. Until last year, the ruins were thought to be part of a small village, but archaeologists […]

425 Million-years-old Millipede Fossil Discovered In Scotland A 425-million-year-old fossilized millipede has been discovered by researchers as the world’s oldest ‘bug’. The remains were discovered on Kerrera, a Scottish island, and show that bugs and plants evolved much more quickly than previously thought. After examining the petrified bug, the researchers discovered that ancient creatures left lakes 40 million years ago […]

Reconstructed Neanderthal chest reveals unusual breathing technique to power muscular bodies in harsh climates According to a new revelation, Neanderthals were not hunched-over savages. This may change our perception of man’s evolution dramatically. The rib cage of a Neanderthal has been digitally reconstructed, revealing that the ancient hominid had a better stance and stronger lungs than modern humans. The upright […]