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Palaeontology, Archaeology & History

Prehistoric, historical and archaeological mysteries

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  1. New pterosaur found hiding in plain sight

    New flying reptile species was one of largest ever flying animals
    By Still Waters,   
    • 13 replies
    • 249 views

  2. Church of Scotland sues for share of treasure

    Church of Scotland sues for share of £2m Viking treasure
    By Still Waters,   
    • 8 replies
    • 97 views

  3. Has Capt. Cook's ship Endeavour been found ?

    By UM-Bot,
    • 0 replies
    • 36 views

  4. Ancient Australia home to strange giants

    1,000kg Marsupial Giants (2204lbs)
    By Eldorado,   
    • 2 replies
    • 92 views

  5. 2,100-year-old belt buckle unearthed

    2,100 year old iPhone-like belt buckle unearthed in Atlantis grave in Tuva
    By Still Waters,   
    • 8 replies
    • 245 views

  6. Why does Wales have so many castles?

    By Still Waters,   
    • 2 replies
    • 98 views

  7. Neanderthals displayed as healthy, misleading

    Neanderthals were racked by maladies and disability: How prehistoric man would have looked like they had 'been in the wars'
    By Still Waters,   
    • 17 replies
    • 181 views

  8. British 1703 coin sells at world-record price

    British 1703 coin made using gold seized from Spanish treasure ship sells for world record £845,000
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views

  9. Dig suggests Brits beat Romans to the baths

    Romans may not have introduced bathhouses to Britain
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 55 views

  10. Roman bronze burial cauldron unearthed

    Roman bronze cauldron unearthed in central Norway burial cairn
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 43 views

  11. The enigma of Bronze Age tin

    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 50 views

  12. The Native American slave owners 1 2 3

    (I never knew this; That they kept African slaves)
    By Eldorado,   
    • 59 replies
    • 686 views

  13. Jurassic crocodile identified in fossil study

    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views

  14. 'Lovers of Modena' skeletons were both men

    Researchers believe the two might have been siblings, cousins or soldiers who died together in battle
    By Still Waters,   
    • 4 replies
    • 123 views

  15. '1,400-year-old Pictish cemetery' uncovered

    Large '1,400-year-old cemetery' uncovered in Highlands
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 58 views

  16. Trove of Neanderthal footprints discovered

    Trove Of Neanderthal Footprints Provide An Unprecedented Glimpse Into Prehistoric Life
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views

  17. Ice age kangaroos had massive cheekbones

    Jaws reveal Australia's ancient marsupial panda
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views

  18. Hurricane Dorian reveals cannonballs on beach

    Civil War cannonballs found on beach after Hurricane Dorian
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views

  19. 'Grave of king Conn O'Neill' up for sale

    in East Belfast
    By Eldorado,   
    • 15 replies
    • 145 views

  20. Metal detectorist finds 17th Century gold ring

    By Still Waters,   
    • 2 replies
    • 204 views

  21. How cranium of oldest human ancestor looked

    What the cranium of oldest human ancestor would have looked like
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views

  22. Lewis Chessmen recreated in 3D images

    Lewis Chessmen held in Edinburgh museum recreated in 3D images
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 74 views

  23. Fossil mix-up could rewrite beetle history

    By Still Waters,   
    • 7 replies
    • 136 views

  24. Sea turtle fossil trodden on by a dinosaur

    By Still Waters,   
    • 5 replies
    • 113 views

  25. Six-headed burial perplexes archaeologists

    By UM-Bot,
    • 9 replies
    • 223 views