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Byzantine Gold Hoard Reveals Final Days of Ancient Christian City

A remarkable discovery of 97 Byzantine gold coins and exquisite jewelry has shed new light on the dramatic final chapter

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Million-Year-Old Skull Discovery Rewrites Human Evolution Timeline

A remarkable million-year-old skull discovered in China has shattered long-held beliefs about human evolution, suggesting that modern humans and their

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Ancient Mummified Head Reveals Shocking Identity After Century in Swiss Museum

For over a century, a mysterious mummified head housed in Switzerland’s Cantonal Museum of Archaeology and History has carried the wrong identity.

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Underwater Port Discovery Could Lead to Cleopatra's Lost Tomb

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could finally solve one of history’s greatest mysteries: the location of Cleopatra’s tomb.

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Rare Avar Warrior's Saber Found Using Revolutionary Satellite Tech

Archaeologists in Hungary have made an extraordinary discovery that promises to reshape our understanding of early medieval warfare and social

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Get Out: Excommunicated in Medieval England

In 1229 the people of Dunstable declared that they would rather go to hell than submit in a dispute over

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Wimpy vs McDonald’s: The Battle of the Burgers

When the burger landed on the tables of the first Wimpy Bar in 1954, it marked a new era of

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The Wolf That Devours Gods & the Human Shadow

We usually think of monsters as things to be feared or destroyed. Yet sometimes they carry messages we would not

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Playing God: Mossad’s Murder of Achmed Bouchiki

On the evening of 21 July 1973, in the quiet Norwegian town of Lillehammer, a couple walked home from the

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Sacred Waters: Nearly 1,000 Miniature Vessels Found in Demeter Temple

Sacred Waters: Nearly 1,000 Miniature Vessels Found in Demeter Temple Archaeologists excavating the ancient Greek city of Aigai in western