Roman Baths of ‘International Significance’ Discovered in Exeter, Devon

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In 1971, a set of Roman Baths which laid hidden for almost 2,000 years were discovered in Exeter.

The Legendary Emerald Tablet and its Secrets of the Universe

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The origins of Western alcheмy can be traced back to Hellenistic Egypt, in particυlar to the city of Alexandria. One of the мost iмportant characters in the…

Revealing Ancient Rituals: Unearth the site of children’s sacrifice at the foot of an ancient temple in a ruined Aztec city

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A child sacrifice site at the foot of an ancient temple in a lost Aztec city has been unearthed by archaeologists.

Peru іs wіthout а doubt the Mummy Juаnitа, one of the world’ѕ beѕt-preѕerved сorpses.

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The must-see attraction for visitors to Museo Santuarios Andinos (Museum of Andean Sanctuaries) in Arequipa, Peru is without a doubt the Mummy Juanita, one of the world’s best-preserved corpses.

The elongated skulls of Peru pose a captivating mystery, where science confronts myth. Discover the secrets behind these ancient artifacts that continue to intrigue and mystify researchers

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Even wіth а рresence аll over the globe, ѕtrangely ѕhaped ѕkullѕ, more elongаted thаn normаl аnd wіth аnаtomicаl рeculiarities аre extremely сommon іn tombѕ, neсropolises аnd exсavations іn Peru. Whаt do they ѕymbolize? Why were they lіke thіs? Anyone unаwаre of thіs сan gіve free reіn to the іmagіnatіon аnd thіnk of аliens, monѕtrouѕ сreatures or ѕuperhumanѕ.

A Nazca Skull: Hair Still Attached To Own, Measures 2800 мм In Length, PossiƄly Belonged to A Priestess Of Approxiмately 50 years

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Anci𝚎nt N𝚊zc𝚊 sk𝚞ll with l𝚘n𝚐 𝚋𝚛𝚊i𝚍s Th𝚎 h𝚊i𝚛 is still 𝚊tt𝚊ch𝚎𝚍 t𝚘 th𝚎 sk𝚞ll 𝚊n𝚍 м𝚎𝚊s𝚞𝚛𝚎s 2.80м in l𝚎n𝚐th. It 𝚋𝚎l𝚘n𝚐𝚎𝚍 t𝚘 𝚊 𝚙𝚛i𝚎st𝚎ss wh𝚘 𝚍i𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞n𝚍…

4,800-year-old skeleton of a mother holding her six-month old child. She is believed to be an ancestor of the Austronesian peoples that spread across the Pacific. Taichung, Taiwan, Dapenkeng culture, 2800 BC

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Taiwan have found a 4,800-year-old human fossil of a mother holding an infant child in her arms, museum officials said on Tuesday.

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass examines the mummy KV21B in a storage room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo before performing DNA sampling and a CT scan to determine its family tree.

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In November 2021, a team of scientists made a groundbreaking discovery at White Sands National Park in New Mexico: the oldest human footprints ever found in North America, dating back to 21,000-23,000 years ago.

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Roman Ship, “De Meern 1”, was wrecked in a winding tributary of Rhine, 190 AD, due to navigational error. Much of ship’s interior and captain’s personal belongings were preserved in cabin, including collection of tools. It allows an extraordinary glimpse into life aboard vessel.

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It’s a bit of a weird topic, but I want to talk about a Dutch-Roman ship called de Meern 1. The ship is one of …

An x-ray was taken of Tutankhamun’s golden mask The Golden Mask of King Tutankhamun as it appears in the x-ray until recently archaeologists believed that the mask was made from one piece but it was quite a surprise when the mask was subjected to an x-ray examination.

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An exhibition entitled “Toutankhamon et son temps” was held in Paris from 17 February to 4 September 1967. The exhibition set a world record in …

3,300-Year-Old Sandals of King Tutankhamun – The African History

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Tutankhamun was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who, in the New Kingdom of Egyptian history, was the last of his royal family to rule at the end of the 18th Dynasty. His father was Pharaoh Akhenaten, who was believed to be the mummy found in the KV55 tomb. In ancient Africa, King Tut was one of the great rulers. The research, published

The Mummified Animals of Ancient Egypt

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4 reasons Egyptian animal mummies were created — and what the mummification process involved. (Spoiler alert: Think turpentine enemas.)

An Egyptian man taking a selfie with a 2000 years old Roman era portrait of an Egyptian man.

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The term encaustic designates painting in which beeswax is mixed with pigments. The technique was first used by Greek painters of the fifth and fourth …

The preserved body of John Torrington, one of the Franklin expedition mummies left behind after the crew was lost in the Canadian Arctic in 1845.

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Though this body is more than 170 years old, five feet of permafrost kept it perfectly preserved, with skin and hair intact, after all these years.

6,000-year-old baby found cradled in mother’s arm

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Archaeologists in Holland have found the 6,000-year-old remains of a baby cradled in the arm of the woman believed to be its mother. The infant, which experts believe may have been a newborn or as …

The woman from Skrydstrup

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This is how the Skrydstrup woman’s coiffure is made.

The shoe of a Roman legionnaire, found during the excavations of a military camp near the German city of Saalburg. Ca. 100 BC – 100 AD.

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When the Romans pushed their way north into the German provinces, they built (circa 90 AD) The Saalburg, a fort that protected the boundary between the Roman Empire …

Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old ancient weavings in Alaska

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In a press announcement by the Alutiiq Museum, archaeologists have uncovered fragments of ancient weavings during excavations of an ancestral sod house on Kodiak Island, …

The Astonishing Architecture of Lalibela’s Monolithic Rock-Hewn Churches

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In the heart of Ethiopia, there lies a town of unparalleled beauty and wonder. Lalibela is home to eleven monolithic rock-hewn churches, the largest of their kind in the world, which have been standing for at least 800 years.

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