Mass burial found at ancient Parion

Mass burial found at ancient Parion

The skeletons of a total of 24 people, including one child, have been unearthed from a chamber tomb opened during this year’s excavations i...

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Dawn of agriculture linked with poor start to life in ancient Atacama, Chile

Dawn of agriculture linked with poor start to life in ancient Atacama, Chile

Learning to cultivate crops and other agricultural food – rather than relying on hunter-gathering – is often thought of as a key milestone ...

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Man charged for theft of fossil footprints in Crete

Man charged for theft of fossil footprints in Crete

Greek police arrested on Friday a 55-year-old man in connection with the theft of 10 fossilised footprints which were stolen on earlier thi...

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In Namibia, 1533 Portuguese shipwreck's relics hidden away

In Namibia, 1533 Portuguese shipwreck's relics hidden away

Diamond prospectors in Namibia nearly a decade ago stumbled upon remnants of a shipwrecked Portuguese vessel whose trading journey to India...

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Neolithic pot unearthed in Kashmir

Neolithic pot unearthed in Kashmir

A 4,000-year-old pot excavated in the Haigam area of Sopore earlier this year has been commented upon for its unusual name — the archaeolog...

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Archaeologists to plumb depths of Mayan pyramid in search of 'elaborate underworld'

Archaeologists to plumb depths of Mayan pyramid in search of 'elaborate underworld'

Archaeologists are set to explore the ancient Mayan Temple of Kukulkan and the ruins of Chichen Itza like never before, using a specially-m...

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Thieves break into Latin Church in Istanbul’s Beyoglu, steal artefacts

Thieves break into Latin Church in Istanbul’s Beyoglu, steal artefacts

Four thieves broke into a Latin Catholic Church in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, stealing a number of religious artefacts on Sept. 15 b...

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Secrets of ancient Irish burial practices revealed

Secrets of ancient Irish burial practices revealed

A new analysis of bones taken from a century-old excavation at Carrowkeel in County Sligo has revealed evidence of the burial practices a...

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