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Palaeontology, Archaeology & History

Prehistoric, historical and archaeological mysteries

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  1. Rembrandt's painting to be restored in public

    Rembrandt's Night Watch to be restored in public
    By Still Waters,   
    • 2 replies
    • 44 views

  2. 'World’s oldest fossils’ - just pretty rocks?

    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 16 views

  3. Egypt intercepts smuggled ancient manuscript

    Egypt confiscates historic manuscript in Cairo International Airport
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views

  4. Ancient Greek document found on Black Sea isl

    3rd Century BC Decree Found on Black Sea Island Proves Ties between Ancient Greek Cities Apollonia Pontica in Bulgaria, Heraclea Pontica in Turkey
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 0 replies
    • 29 views

  5. Pompeii's destruction date could be wrong

    Pompeii was famously destroyed on 24 August in 79 AD - or was it?
    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views

  6. "Vampire burial" at ancient Roman cemetary

    Body was buried with measures thought to prevent it from returning from the dead
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 4 replies
    • 168 views

  7. Viking ship discovered by radar

    Enormous, rare Viking ship burial discovered by radar
    By Jenn8779,
    • 0 replies
    • 69 views

  8. 300-year-old clock sells for £230k at auction

    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 46 views

  9. Meet the most accurate T. Rex reconstruction

    Chubby And Naked: Meet The Most Accurate T. Rex Reconstruction to Date
    By Still Waters,   
    • 0 replies
    • 55 views

  10. The peculiar history of the Ordnance Survey

    By Still Waters,   
    • 3 replies
    • 84 views

  11. Historic cave art exposed after dam drained

    The unexpected find came after local waters decreased by roughly 10-15 meters
    By Still Waters,   
    • 3 replies
    • 110 views

  12. Perfectly preserved ancient shrine in Pompeii

    Elaborate Ancient Shrine is Excavated From the Ashes of Pompeii
    By Still Waters,   
    • 2 replies
    • 84 views

  13. Late Neolithic settlement found in Jordan

    Archaeologists from Kraków discovered a Neolithic settlement in Jordan
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 3 replies
    • 55 views

  14. Did mosasaurs hunt like killer whales?

    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views

  15. Ancient Judean mass execution site found

    Mass grave indicates brutal slaughter
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 0 replies
    • 59 views

  16. Ancient Maya salted fish for storage & trade

    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 0 replies
    • 51 views

  17. 58 shipwrecks in one seabed area

    at Fournoi, Greece
    By Eldorado,   
    • 0 replies
    • 71 views

  18. New finds at prehistoric site on Santorini Is

    Important new finds discovered at Akrotiri prehistoric settlement on Santorini island
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 0 replies
    • 66 views

  19. Halloween postcards From the 1900s and 1910s

    By Still Waters,   
    • 5 replies
    • 116 views

  20. Roman sculptures found in Jordan

    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 0 replies
    • 60 views

  21. 2 sandstone paintings found in Aswan, Egypt

    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 0 replies
    • 50 views

  22. Vintage snapshots of Halloween costumes

    By Still Waters,   
    • 4 replies
    • 78 views

  23. See ancient Egypt's lifelike mummy portraits

    Realism was a thing of the past in the funerary portraits discovered at Al Fayyum.
    By Still Waters,   
    • 2 replies
    • 98 views

  24. 99 Million-year-old-snail trapped in amber

    By Still Waters,   
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views

  25. Easter Island figures pointed to water

    suggests anthropologist
    By Eldorado,   
    • 18 replies
    • 260 views