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Ancient ritual spear from Japan’s sacred island reveals East Asia’s earliest gold-inlaid sheath

Researchers have identified an intricate inlaid gold pattern on an iron spear inserted into a gilt bronze sheath, unearthed decades ago on the Okinoshima sacred island off the coast of Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan...

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50 World War-era helmets discovered near Wrocław University, Poland

During routine roadwork in the city of Wrocław, southern Poland, over 50 helmets belonging to soldiers from World War I and World War II were found just beneath the surface of the ground on Koszarowa Street...

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Remarkable 11th-century ritual sword with rare symbolic inlays discovered in Dutch river

A nearly 1,000-year-old medieval sword has captured international attention after its incredible discovery in the Korte Linschoten River, close to the town of Montfoort in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The sword was discovered by construction workers, revealing itself from a clod of clay...

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Rare sperm whale tooth unearthed at Valencina Copper Age megasite reveals ancient Iberian coastal connections

Archaeologists uncovered a rare sperm whale tooth during a 2018 excavation at the Nueva Biblioteca site—the first ever found in Late Prehistoric Iberia. Dating to between 5,300 and 4,150 years ago, the half-kilogram tooth was recovered from a non-burial pit...

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Medieval bed burials across Europe reveal cultural diversity, symbolism, and mystery

A new study published in the European Journal of Archaeology, led by Dr. Astrid Noterman, clarifies the little-known early medieval European burial ritual of bed burials. The practice, where deceased individuals were interred on or with beds, spanned the sixth to the early tenth century CE...

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Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt, new research reveals

People used to think for a long time that family life in ancient Egypt was just very similar to a modern Western family: parents, children, and grandchildren living independently and forming new households. But recent research paints a more complex picture.

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Vengeful noblewoman ordered priest’s murder in medieval London

New research by Cambridge criminologist Professor Manuel Eisner has revealed the horrific murder of a priest nearly 700 years ago, uncovering a complex web of betrayal, noble defiance, and revenge that unfolded at the heart of medieval London...

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DNA reveals Poland’s first kings may have Scottish origins, challenging founding myths

A DNA analysis is rewriting history for Poland’s first royal family, the Piasts, who ruled from the 10th to the 14th century. Scientists had debated for decades the origins of the dynasty—were they Slavic local chieftains, Moravian exiles, or perhaps Viking warriors?

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Ancient Xiaohe boat burials reveal symbolic water journey into the afterlife, new study finds

A recent study by archaeologist Dr. Gino Caspari is providing new information about the enigmatic Xiaohe culture of the Tarim Basin, an extraordinary Bronze Age civilization with unique funeral practices and remarkable preservation of organic material...

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Roman-era settlement and mysterious burial unearthed in Delbrück-Bentfeld

Archaeologists in the eastern German village of Delbrück-Bentfeld have completed a months-long excavation that uncovered a multi-period Roman-era settlement and a well-preserved burial ground, providing rich insights into life in the region from the 2nd to the 5th century CE..

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Mysterious pits on 2-million-year-old fossil teeth unlock clues to human evolution

The bizarre pattern of tiny pits on fossil teeth, once thought to be signs of disease or malnutrition, might actually hold a genetic key to unlocking our evolutionary history...

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Fried thrushes were ancient Roman street food in Mallorca, not just an elite delicacy

Researchers have provided firm evidence that thrushes—small migratory songbirds—were not only an elite food among Roman nobility, as previously believed, but were also a street food sold and consumed by the general population more than 2,000 years ago...

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Gold coins may reveal identity of San José galleon, the ‘world’s richest shipwreck

Over 300 years after a fateful demise, new evidence is supporting the identification of a Colombian Caribbean shipwreck as the legendary San José galleon—a Spanish 18th-century warship known as the “holy grail” of shipwrecks..

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Ancient DNA Reveals Mysterious New Group of Humans in Colombia With No Genetic Ties to People Today

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The "slop bowl" — nutritionally balanced bowls of sludge that combine ingredients like ground beef, scrambled eggs, cheese, yoghurt and ketchup — may appear to be a very modern phenomenon. But according to @AtlasObscura, something like it existed at nearly the start of human civilization. "Recent tests run on “bevel-rimmed bowls,” found in abundance at Mesopotamian archaeological sites, suggest that these cheaply made, disposable containers were likely used to serve up pre-cooked meals made of grains, dairy, and meat," writes Allegra Rosenberg. Find her story about the history of "midday mush" at the first link; at the second one, there's a GQ story about what slop bowls actually are — because we had to look it up.

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2,700-year-old kohl from Iran reveals first known use of graphite in ancient eye makeup

Researchers analyzed a sample of kohl, a traditional eye makeup used throughout the ancient Middle East, from an Iron Age burial site at Kani Koter in Iran’s Kurdistan Province...

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Ancient DNA reveals prehistoric matrilineal society shaped Neolithic China’s burial practices

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have uncovered evidence of a society dating back over 4,500 years in eastern China, organized by maternal lineage. According to the study, published in Nature, the Neolithic settlement of Fujia, on the Shandong coast, had a matrilineal community more than 4,500 years ago...

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Deadly "pharaoh’s curse fungus" could be used to fight cancer.

From @[email protected]: "A deadly fungus linked to deaths in archaeologists excavating ancient tombs has been turned into a new cancer-fighting compound."

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Rare Roman sarcophagus showing Dionysus defeating Hercules found in Caesarea

Excavations in the coastal city of Caesarea, Israel, have revealed a rare 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus from the Roman era. It is carved with a detailed scene of a drinking contest between the wine god Dionysus and the mythological hero Hercules...

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Viking-era boat burial unearthed in Norway reveals 1,100-year-old remains of woman and her dog

Archaeologists from the Arctic University Museum of Norway have uncovered a rare Viking-age boat burial on Senja Island, along Norway’s northern coast. The grave, dated to around 900–950 CE, contained the skeleton of a woman with her dog...

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Ancient manufacturing secrets of the Nebra Sky Disc reconstructed by researchers

German researchers have reconstructed the ancient manufacturing process of the Nebra Sky Disc, one of Europe’s best-known archaeological finds, and discovered the impressive metallurgical skills of Early Bronze Age craftsmen...

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AI reveals Dead Sea Scrolls may be older than previously thought

A recent study using artificial intelligence is reshaping our understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls, suggesting many of the scrolls are older than previously believed...

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Khirbet Qana may be site of Jesus’s first miracle, researchers say

Archaeological evidence is contradicting centuries of tradition by proposing that Khirbet Qana, not the centuries-honored Kafr Kanna, could be the true location where Jesus Christ performed his first miracle, in which, as reported in the Gospel of John, he turned water into wine at a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee...

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Ancient Phrygian royal tomb linked to King Midas’ family unearthed in Gordion, Turkey

Archaeologists at Gordion, near modern-day Ankara in Turkey, have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved wooden burial chamber, which they believe may be that of a Phrygian royal family member, possibly a relative of King Midas...

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