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Human DNA found in ancient chewing gum
May 17, 2019The ancient gum-chewing inhabitants of Sweden left behind Scandinavia's oldest known human DNA.
4,500-year-old cemetery unearthed in Egypt
VIDEO May 6, 2019An ancient cemetery containing at least two sarcophagi has been discovered southeast of the Giza Pyramids.
Footprint in Chile is oldest in the Americas
Apr 29, 2019Scientists have discovered an ancient footprint in Chile that is thought to date back around 15,600 years.
2,000-year-old pot contains 'elixir of immortality'
Mar 5, 2019Archaeologists in China have unearthed an ancient bronze vessel containing a rather curious concoction.
Mars once had a vast underground lake system
Mar 1, 2019Evidence of an ancient interconnected subterranean groundwater system has been discovered on Mars.
Ancient shark species named after video game
Jan 21, 2019A newly discovered species of prehistoric shark has been assigned a name based on the shape of its teeth.
2,300-year-old fortress discovered in Egypt
Jan 4, 2019Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a fortress that once protected the ancient port of Berenike.
'One of a kind' tomb unearthed in Egypt
VIDEO Dec 16, 2018A remarkably well preserved 4,400-year-old tomb has been discovered in the ancient city of Saqqara.
Ancient tools discovery could rewrite history
Dec 1, 2018The discovery of stone tools in Algeria has cast doubt on the notion that east Africa was the 'cradle of humankind'.
Ancient termite structure is visible from space
VIDEO Nov 21, 2018For thousands of years, termites have been constructing a vast network of mounds in northeastern Brazil.
Creepy pre-Incan masked idols found in Peru
VIDEO Oct 29, 2018The unnerving statues, which date back 800 years, were unearthed in the ruins of the ancient city of Chan Chan.
Ancient talisman inscription remains a mystery
Oct 20, 2018Experts in London have been attempting to decipher the writing on an ancient stone found in the 19th century.
Young 'vampire' found buried in Italian cemetery
Oct 13, 2018The skeletal remains of a child with a stone in its mouth point to an ancient form of ritualistic vampire burial.
8-year-old girl pulls ancient sword from lake
VIDEO Oct 5, 2018Saga Vanecek discovered the pre-Viking-era relic while swimming near her family's holiday home in Sweden.
Mars could have supported life underground
Sep 26, 2018A new study has revealed that ancient Mars had the right conditions to support subterranean microbes.
800 tombs unearthed in Egyptian necropolis
Sep 15, 2018Archaeologists have discovered more than 800 tombs in an ancient necropolis outside of the village of Lisht.
Traces of cheese found in 7,200-year-old pots
Sep 6, 2018The discovery of ancient cheese sieves has pushed back the origins of cheese making in the Mediterranean.
Giant prehistoric turtle had no shell at all
Aug 24, 2018Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of an ancient turtle with a toothless beak and no shell.
World's oldest known alligator is in his 80s
VIDEO Aug 20, 2018An alligator named Muja, who lives in Belgrade Zoo, is considered to be the oldest alligator in captivity.
3,200-year-old cheese discovered in Egypt
Aug 19, 2018A strange white substance found inside a broken jar from an ancient tomb has turned out to be cheese.
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