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Ancient Americans set up 'feather factories'
Apr 15, 2017Ancient Native Americans valued macaw feathers so highly that they went to great lengths to farm them.
Ancient human cranium unearthed in Portugal
Mar 14, 2017The 400,000-year-old fossil cranium has been hailed as the oldest discovery of its kind in the country.
4,000-year-old structure found in Galilee
Mar 6, 2017Archaeologists have discovered an ancient table-like stone structure inscribed with mysterious artwork.
Mystery surrounds ancient skulls in China
Mar 4, 2017Two partial human skulls unearthed in central China could belong to an unknown archaic human species.
Fossil of ancient giant penguin unearthed
Feb 27, 2017This newly described species of penguin is thought to have walked the Earth over 60 million years ago.
Ancient sea monster gave birth to live young
Feb 14, 2017Scientists have discovered that not all prehistoric marine reptiles laid eggs like crocodiles do.
'Lost continent' discovered beneath Mauritius
Feb 1, 2017Scientists have found strong evidence of an ancient continent hidden deep beneath the Indian Ocean.
Prehistoric iguana found at dinosaur nest site
Jan 31, 2017Discovered in northwestern Montana, this ancient lizard lived in the desert around 75 million years ago.
Mystery surrounds Amazon's 'Stonehenge'
Dec 16, 2016An ancient civilization is believed to have built standing stones in the rainforest over 1,000 years ago.
Prehistoric footprints unearthed in Tanzania
Dec 14, 2016Several sets of footprints left by an ancient human ancestor have been found at the site of a new museum.
7,000-year-old lost city unearthed in Egypt
Nov 26, 2016Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient city and graveyard at Abydos in southern Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian mummy unearthed near Luxor
Nov 14, 2016Discovered in a tomb by Spanish archaeologists, the well-preserved mummy dates back over 3,000 years.
Erich Von Daniken predicts 'ET will return'
VIDEO Nov 7, 2016The controversial author of 'Chariots of the Gods' predicts that aliens will return within 20 years.
Did the ancient Scots eat roasted rodents ?
Oct 22, 2016Forget haggis - Neolithic Scots living on the islands may have once had an appetite for the humble vole.
Ancient burnt scroll is 'virtually unwrapped'
VIDEO Sep 22, 2016Scientists have used cutting-edge techniques to read a charred scroll dating back over 1,500 years.
Did ancient hominin 'Lucy' fall from a tree ?
Aug 29, 2016Scientists believe that an early human ancestor discovered 40 years ago died after falling out of a tree.
Greenland sharks live for at least 272 years
Aug 13, 2016These carnivorous ocean-dwellers are now thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet.
Palace discovered at King Arthur's birthplace
Aug 4, 2016The remains of an impressive sixth-century palace have been unearthed at Tintagel in Cornwall, England.
Ancient 'machine' protected the Great Pyramid
Jul 14, 2016A special security system outside the King's Chamber was intended to prevent thieves from breaking in.
Tombs in Portugal used as ancient telescopes
Jul 3, 2016Special structures enabled early Europeans to view the stars long before the invention of the telescope.
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