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Pyramids of Georgia [15:48]
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Experts race to start new Bronze Age site dig before it’s lost to climate change
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (534+ words) Archaeologists will begin a new dig at one of Britain’s most important Bronze Age sites next year before information preserved in peat is lost as the ground dries out amid climate change. The timber causeway at Flag Fen, near Peterborough,…...
Three Unfinished Roman Megaprojects [12:20]
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (279+ words) More than any other premodern culture, the Romans are associated with feats of engineering. The Pantheon. The Colosseum. The Pont du Gard. Monuments that seem to defy both gravity and time. But sometimes, even the Romans fell short of completing…...
12th-Century Rare Sculpture of Bala Ganesh Found in Adilabad District
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (198+ words) The sculpture is at present located under a tree, which is close to the railway track on the outskirts of Chanda-Sivaram village near Adilabad city. Hyderabad:A rare 12th-century sculpture of Lord Bala Ganesh (baby Ganesha) has been found in…...
Museum removes Egyptian mummy from display 'to respect her wishes"
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (820+ words) By MAANYA SACHDEVA, ASSOCIATE LIFESTYLE EDITOR Manchester Museum has removed an Egyptian mummy on display for over 200 years to 'respect her wishes'. Curators said they decided to stop showing the 2,700-year-old remains of a woman named Asru in a decision…...
Archaeologists Just Opened a 4,400-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb, and the Colors Are Still There
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Deseret News archives: Lascaux ice caves — world’s oldest art gallery — discovered in 1940
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“Voto de Tinieblas” — The Vow of Darkness: who were the mysterious emparedadas of medieval Spain?
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (1428+ words) Imagine that today is the last time you will ever see the sun. Not because you are dying. You …...
EXCLUSIVE: Antique dealer defends upcoming sale of looted ancient Bible belonging to former Emperor of Ethiopia
15+ hour, 24+ min ago (809+ words) Campaigners call for the historic manuscript to be returned to Ethiopia as dealer insists the controversial sale should proceed A EUROPEAN antique dealer is defending the right to sell a looted Bible which belonged to a former Emperor of Ethiopia....
A farmer lost a hammer in his field and went looking for it with a metal detector — instead he found nearly 15,000 Roman coins, gold jewelry and silver tableware buried beneath the soil, one of the richest Roman treasure hoards ever discovered in Britain
16+ hour, 8+ min ago (521+ words) Peter Whatling lost a hammer in a Suffolk field in November 1992, the sort of thing that happens on a farm most weeks and never gets written down anywhere. Published September 12, 2026 · How we edit Peter Whatling lost a hammer in a…...