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Byzantine swords unearthed at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem
During urban redevelopment work west of the Jaffa Gate,...
New discovery in San Casciano: A marble Apollo emerges from the water
Following the awe-inspiring bronze findings, a monumental statue standing...
Significant discoveries made at the Claterna Archaeological Site in northern Italy
The archaeological investigations at the ancient Roman city of...
Sculpted warrior face emerges at Chichén Itzá
During excavations funded by the Archaeological Zones Improvement Program...
Rediscovery of the Ancient Basilica of Ostia
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Exciting discoveries continue in the Late Antique Market Area of Aquileia
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Anthropology
Prehistoric roots of ‘cold sore’ virus traced through ancient herpes DNA
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Ancient genomes from the herpes virus that commonly causes lip sores—and currently infects some 3.7 billion people globally—have been uncovered and sequenced for the...
Palaeontology
560-million-year-old fossil is earliest known animal predator
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A fossil of what might be one of the first animals to prey on other species has been discovered. The 560-million-year-old specimen of Auroralumina...
Evolution
Scientists discover new ‘origins of life’ chemical reactions
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Four billion years ago, the Earth looked very different than it does today, devoid of life and covered by a vast ocean. Over the...
Archaeology
Possible traces of cancer discovered in Egyptian mummy
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Extensive facial skeleton defects of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy may indicate that she suffered from nasopharyngeal cancer, says Marzena Ożarek-Szilke palaeontologist from interdisciplinary Warsaw...
Archaeology
Jewellery from grave of high status Viking woman delivered at museum’s door
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Archaeologists at the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger could hardly believe their eyes when dress accessories typical of a Viking Age woman was delivered...
Archaeology
Ice Age human footprints discovered in Utah desert
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Human footprints believed to date from the end of the last ice age have been discovered on the salt flats of the Air Force’s...