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Ancient shipwreck filled with Roman 'ketchup'
Dec 13, 2015Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman vessel carrying thousands of jars of seasoning.
Enormous spiral structure found at Angkor Wat
Dec 11, 2015The huge mile-long structure was found alongside eight buried towers at the ancient site in Cambodia.
Gladiator Colosseum unearthed in Tuscany
Nov 12, 2015Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient amphitheater similar to the Colosseum in Rome.
10 tons of 2,000-year-old coins unearthed
Nov 11, 2015A vast treasure trove of ancient Chinese coins has been discovered at a dig site in the city of Nanchang.
Scientists discover fossils of dog-sized rats
Nov 8, 2015Today's rats might be getting bigger but they can't possibly compare to this ancient species of rodent.
King Tut's tomb yields possible hidden room
Nov 7, 2015Archaeologists have discovered compelling evidence of an empty space hidden behind one of the walls.
Ancient Greek fortress of Acra discovered
Nov 4, 2015Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient citadel underneath a car park in the city of Jerusalem.
22 shipwrecks found off the coast of Greece
Oct 31, 2015A small Greek archipelago has come to be regarded as the ancient shipwreck capital of the world.
Marble Medusa head unearthed in Roman ruins
Oct 23, 2015A remnant of the past has been discovered among the remains of an ancient first century Roman city.
Ancient human teeth reveal early migration
Oct 15, 2015Anthropologists have discovered 47 human teeth in a cave in Southern China that date back 80,000 years.
Ancient treasure trove found in Transylvania
Oct 1, 2015Two large stashes of bronze weapons and jewellery dating back 2,700 years have been found in Romania.
Fossil flea carries ancient plague bacteria
Sep 30, 2015A 20 million-year-old flea trapped in amber is thought to be carrying the ancestor of Black Death.
Ancient bacteria could hold key to longevity
Sep 21, 2015A 3.5 million-year-old bacteria found in Siberia could make it possible for humans to live longer.
Russia sets up mammoth cloning laboratory
Sep 2, 2015Scientists in Siberia have set up a lab dedicated to the goal of cloning a mammoth from ancient DNA.
Ancient volcano cluster found near Sydney
VIDEO Jul 14, 2015Four extinct volcanoes dating back 50 million years have been found on the ocean floor in Australia.
Stolen 'Holy Grail' recovered by police
Jun 26, 2015An ancient relic thought by some to be the fabled Holy Grail has been found after being stolen last year.
Ancient Greeks took steps to deter zombies
Jun 24, 2015The concept of the dead rising from their graves is certainly not unique to today's movies and TV shows.
8 million dog mummies unearthed in Egypt
Jun 21, 2015The ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god of death Anubis was worshipped by huge numbers of people.
Mars glass could preserve evidence of life
Jun 13, 2015Deposits of impact glass on the surface of Mars could potentially contain traces of ancient life forms.
ESA discovers ancient supervolcano on Mars
May 22, 2015The Siloe Patera crater on Mars is now believed to be the collapsed center of an enormous volcano.
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