Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found over a century ago
Archaeologists in Egypt have found of the tomb of King Thutmose II - the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King ...
"Monumental necropolis" of 200 ancient tombs unearthed by archaeologists in Italy
Italian archaeologists have uncovered a complex, ancient necropolis that may shed new light on the elite members of an ...
Fossils reveal rapid land recovery after end-Permian extinction around 252 million years ago
Tropical riparian ecosystems—those found along rivers and wetlands—recovered much faster than expected following the ...
Archaeologists uncover ancient 'city of the dead' in Italy: 'Perfectly preserved'
Officials from the Italian province of Trentino announced the recent discovery of a "monumental necropolis" from the Iron Age, dating back over 3,000 years.
Report documents devastation of ancient city of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site, after the fall of the Assad regime
Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...
Egypt uncovers first royal tomb in over 100 years — ending discovery drought since King Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922
The historically important reveal is said to mark the end of a search for the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt’s ...
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Continent-size blobs in Earth's mantle are a billion years old, ancient crystals reveal
Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds. Known as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs), these blobs are both hotter and ...
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A Biologist Explains The Animal Combat Sport Of ‘Cricket Fighting’—Invented 1500 Years Ago And Still Played In This Asian Nation
UFC is to humans what cricket fighting is to field crickets. Here’s the story on how this ... [+] implausible bloodsport came into existence. It’s unlikely that many Westerners have heard of ...
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Archaeologists unearth remains of Roman basilica on the site of new London skyscraper
Work to give London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces of the city’s origins almost 2,000 years ago LONDON ... 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32 ...
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An Ancient Burial Ground Has Been Preserved Under an Alpine City for More than 2,000 Years
Experts believe flooding in the area fully preserved the site and the bevy of grave goods ... archaeologists came in to further excavate the ancient necropolis, which was dated to between 900 ...