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3,300-year-old Egyptian woman with hair extensions discovered in Armana More than 3300 years ago a woman with an incredibly elaborated hairstyle with long hair extensions was laid down for rest in a newly built city in Egypt. She wasn’t mummified, her body was covered in a mat. , As archaeologists discovered her remains, they found her wore”a very complex coiffure […]

200-year-old shipwreck discovered in the northern Gulf of Mexico According to a U.S. press release, a wooden ship believed to be 200 years old was found during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The remains of “anchors, navigational instruments, glass-bottles, ceramic plates, cannons and musket-boxes” were viewed on the ship by scientists. […]

Slain Humans Buried with Strangled Dogs Found at Prehistoric Site in Peru Archaeologists are busy removing sacrificial animals from the ground beneath them, As tigers and bears around Peru’s largest zoo. The zoo, the Parque de las Leyendas (Legends Park) in the capital, Lima, is also the burial site of dozens of ancient dogs apparently slaughtered 1,000 years ago at the funeral […]

The ancient giants of Nevada and the mystery of lovelock cave For more than a century, a story has persisted about the skeletons of giants being found in Lovelock Cave in northern Nevada. Human remains have been on display in museums here and elsewhere for many years, but that has changed. Many of the bones and skulls once thought of […]

Saharan remains may be evidence of first race war, 13,000 years ago The remains of humans killed 13,000 years ago in what scientists believe to be the oldest known race war are today due to going on display at the British Museum in London. Two skeletons from an 11,000BC massacre in the Sahara desert that killed at least 26 people […]

10,000 Roman coins unearthed by amateur metal detector enthusiast An amateur metal detector enthusiast has discovered a massive haul of more than 10,000 Roman coins on his first ever treasure search. The silver and bronze ‘nummi’ coins, dating from 240AD to 320AD were found last month in the farm near Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Hunter Nick Davies was 30 when he found the […]

1,000-Year-Old Bible Found in Turkey Shows Images of Jesus In 2015 the authorities carried out an operation in the central Turkish city of Tokat to prevent priceless objects from being smuggled out of the country. A valuable array of jewels, 53 ancient coins and two rings and two arrowheads was discovered by Turkish police. It is unclear where the Bible originates […]

Ancient Animal Burials in Egypt Were Monkeys Imported as Pets from India Monkeys from an ancient Egyptian pet cemetery were traced back to India. The compassionate burials in which the monks were placed in the fetal position and were surrounded by grave goods show that the primates were kept as pets in a unique archaeological discovery. Archaeologists from the Center […]

700-Year-Old Poop Barrels Still Stink, Researchers Say It might not be the most glamorous of archaeological discoveries, but experts were delighted to discover 700-year-old stinking toilets. Human excrement identified as ‘excellent condition’ was found at the site of the 14th century, which has many features of special purpose-built barrel latrines. Amazingly, the mediaeval faeces inside still smell pungent, despite the fact […]

Metal Detectorist Finds Once-in-a-Lifetime Hoard of Rare Ancient Roman Coins An amateur historian using a metal detector in the field of a farmer told how he discovered a once-in-a-lifetime hoard of 2,000-year-old silver Roman coins – worth up to £200,000 ($267,000). He said—I had a good idea what it was — that morning I had found one or two Roman […]