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Scientists sample one million-year-old air
May 12, 2015A snapshot of the past has been found in the form of a bubble frozen in the Antarctic ice.
Egyptian animal mummies turn out to be empty
May 12, 2015Up to a third of ancient Egyptian animal mummies have turned out to be nothing more than dummies.
Egypt to rebuild the Lighthouse of Alexandria
May 8, 2015One of the seven wonders of the ancient world is to be completely rebuilt near to its original location.
Nazca Lines formed ancient pilgrimage route
May 5, 2015The famous geoglyphs in Peru may have been created by at least two different groups of people.
Was Paul the apostle blinded by a meteor ?
May 3, 2015The evangelist's divine experience may have coincided with an ancient Chelyabinsk-like meteor explosion.
Ancient Greek hangover cure discovered
Apr 22, 2015A 1,900-year-old papyrus containing a cure for 'drunken headaches' has been translated by researchers.
Anglo Saxon potion is found to kill MRSA
Mar 31, 2015A 1,000-year-old cure for an infected eyelash follicle has turned out to be effective against superbugs.
Huge bipedal crocodile predated dinosaurs
Mar 19, 2015A ferocious crocodile that walked on two legs proved a fearsome predator before the age of the dinosaurs.
Explorers discover lost city in Honduras
Mar 3, 2015The ancient ruins were found during an expedition to locate the fabled 'City of the Monkey God'.
Ancient shrines helped to predict the future
Feb 20, 2015Archaeologists have discovered three divination shrines within a hilltop fortress at Gegharot, Armenia.
Ancient Egyptians had paid sick days
Feb 18, 2015Ancient texts suggest that the Egyptians had their own state-supported health care system.
Five ancient rocky planets discovered
Jan 27, 2015A solar system dating back billions of years points to the likelihood that Earth-sized worlds are common.
3,000-year-old Egyptian fortress unearthed
Jan 16, 2015Archaeologists have discovered the ruins and foundations of an ancient fortress at Tell Habua.
Gibbons may talk like our ancient ancestors
Jan 12, 2015Gibbons may communicate in a way that is similar to how early humans spoke millions of years ago.
Did ancient India have flying machines ?
Jan 6, 2015The Indian Science Congress drew criticism this week over a lecture about 7,000-year-old airplanes.
Did an earthquake wipe out the Sanxingdui ?
Dec 27, 2014Archaeologists have long pondered over the strange disappearance of the ancient Sanxingdu civilization.
Ancient disc may be world's oldest sky map
Dec 24, 2014The 3,600-year-old Nebra sky disc may have enabled ancient farmers to keep track of the seasons.
6,000-year-old camp unearthed at Stonehenge
Dec 21, 2014An ancient encampment discovered near the prehistoric monument could rewrite British history.
Million-mummy cemetery discovered in Egypt
Dec 18, 2014Archaeologists have been excavating a gigantic burial site containing up to one million mummies.
Greenpeace apologizes for Nazca Lines stunt
Dec 13, 2014The Peruvian government plans to prosecute activists for damaging one of the ancient Nazca geoglyphs.
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