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Archaeology breakthrough as 5,700-year-old Cotswolds tomb reveals oldest-ever family tree

Researchers examined the bones and teeth of 35 people in one of Britain’s best-preserved neolithic tombs, close to Hazleton in the Cotswolds. They...

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Stonehenge breakthrough as excavations uncover ancient Britons’ ‘Neolithic mince pies’

A research team led by English Heritage found that the builders ate sweet treats they foraged for and then cooked, like hazelnuts, crab...

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Egypt’s ‘biggest discovery in decades’ solves 4,500-year-old pharaoh mystery: ‘Impressive’

The experts made what is being dubbed as “one of the most important discoveries in 50 years” in Abu Gorab, south of Cairo....

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Archaeologist baffled by ancient body reattached ‘like a human puppet’

The southwest of England is an archaeological goldmine. From the Jurassic Coast to Stonehenge to the legendary birthplace of King Arthur in Tintagel, amazing discoveries are made...

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Archaeologists stunned by ‘marvel of engineering’ found in lost civilisation of Petra

Petra has been scrutinised by archaeologists over the decades. Once a bustling hub of politics, culture and economics, the city was one of, if not the most important...

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Ancient Egypt ‘extraordinary’ discovery of ‘rare mummified baby girls’ in King Tut’s tomb

Egyptologists have long since poured over the myriad relics found across Egypt. Ancient pieces of history have turned up all over, most notably along the...

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Tiny traces of DNA found in cave dust may unlock secret life of Neanderthals

Scientists have pinpointed major changes in Europe’s Neanderthal populations – from traces of blood and excrement they left behind in a Spanish cave...

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Remains of nine Neanderthals found in cave south of Rome

Italian archaeologists have unearthed the bones of nine Neanderthals who were allegedly hunted and mauled by hyenas in their den about 100km south-east of Rome....

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Ancient coin treasure trove discovered containing depictions of Roman emperors

In 2019, experts from the Pamukkale University found a cache of 651 Roman coins in a vessel buried near a stream in the...

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Archaeology news: Harvard ancient DNA study reveals origins of Caribbean’s first people

The most ambitious study of ancient human DNA in the Americas yet has seen 263 individuals’ genomes studied by Harvard Medical School. The...