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Rare 'Book of the Dead' scroll found at ancient Egyptian cemetery
11-3-2023 |
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Archaeologists have made a number of signifcant discoveries at a cemetery dating back 3,500 years.
Chariots of the gods: how UFOs left their mark in ancient cultures
9-21-2023 | 142
UFOs are not an exclusively modern phenomenon - people have been seeing objects in the sky for thousands of years.
Could rising temperatures release ancient pathogens preserved in ice ?
7-30-2023 | 27
Researchers outline the potential dangers posed by ancient pathogens being unleashed on an unsuspecting world.
Long-lost 1,500-year-old Bible chapter discovered using UV light
4-12-2023 | 1
The ancient text constitutes a 'hidden chapter' of the Bible that had been concealed beneath other layers of text.
Ancient bear found preserved in permafrost reveals its secrets
VIDEO 3-17-2023 | 6
Scientists have been studying an incredibly well-preserved bear that was found in the Siberian permafrost.
Light pollution has cut humanity's ancient connection with the stars
2-12-2023 | 1
The world's night sky has doubled in artificial brightness over the last 10 years - but there may be a solution.
Archaeologists discover ancient Egyptian mummy wrapped in gold
2-7-2023 | 9
The find, which dates back to 2,300 B.C., was made at the site of the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo.
Mysterious hand print found in wall of ancient Jerusalem moat
1-26-2023 | 13
Archaeologists discovered the enigmatic hand print during excavation work of the city's historic fortifications.
Unexplained Mysteries top 10 archaeology stories of 2022
12-31-2022 | 3
Here we take a look back at the most popular historical mysteries and discoveries from the last twelve months.
Mystery of Mongolia's 'reindeer stones' continues to endure
12-24-2022 | 0
Thousands of mysterious ancient stones depicting images of reindeer can be found dotted across the landscape.
Ancient human skull found in China could belong to Homo erectus
12-3-2022 | 2
Dating back one million years, the remarkably intact skull has been hailed as an important find by palaeoanthropologists.
Perseverance rover discovers possible signs of ancient life on Mars
11-27-2022 | 24
NASA's latest Mars rover has made a discovery that could point to the presence of life on Mars in the distant past.
Evidence of ancient Roman snacks found beneath the Colosseum
11-25-2022 | 4
Archaeologists have made a number of intriguing discoveries in the sewers beneath the ancient gladiatorial arena.
Discovery of 6,000-year-old skull confirms legend of lost tribe in Taiwan
10-12-2022 | 27
The find seems to prove the existence of a long-rumored ancient indigenous tribe that lived thousands of years ago.
Did intelligent aliens visit and guide the ancient Mesopotamians ?
10-9-2022 | 56
Carl Sagan once wrote about the possibility that ancient Sumer was visited by benign extraterrestrial beings.
Ancient extinct 'miracle' plant may have been rediscovered in Turkey
10-4-2022 | 7
A plant once known as silphion may still be around today despite disappearing 2,000 years ago.
Ancient structure near Prague is older than Stonehenge and the pyramids
9-23-2022 | 3
Archaeologists believe that the mysterious structure was built around 7,000 years ago.
Egypt's pyramid builders utilized annual floods, study claims
8-31-2022 | 1
Recent research has cast new light on how the ancient Egyptians might have constructed the pyramids of Giza.
Mysterious Palmyra 'lord of the universe' deity identified
7-13-2022 | 5
The mystery of an unknown god referenced in inscriptions from the ancient city of Palmyra has finally been solved.
We may have to dig deep to find evidence of life on Mars
6-28-2022 | 2
A new study has suggested that evidence of ancient Martian life may only exist two meters beneath the surface.
