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These exquisite jade burial suits were just a rumor—until the discovery of an ancient Chinese tomb
Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...
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This Woman Who Lived 4,500 Years Ago in One of Americas’ Oldest Civilizations Still Has Hair and Nails
Scientists have unearthed the body of a 4,500-year-old woman in Peru. What’s surprising is that they found not just her bones ...
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1,800-Year-Old Horse Buried With Grave Goods Suggests Deep Bond Between a Roman Soldier and His Steed
Archaeologists were preparing for the construction of a new housing development when they found more than 100 equine ...
'Very rare' African ebony figurines found in 1,500-year-old Christian burials in Israeli desert
Three 1,500-year-old burials in the Negev desert have pendants of bone and ebony that may depict the deceased individuals' ...
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society
New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided ...
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A Roman Cavalry Horse Was Found Buried With Grave Goods, Hinting At A Special Connection With A Soldier
While preparing for the construction of a new housing development, archaeologists discovered the remains of a Roman cavalry ...
Archaeologists Found a Stunningly Preserved 5,000-Year-Old Mummy—in a Garbage Dump
An archaeological site that used to be a garbage dump has revealed the extraordinarily preserved mummy of an elite woman from ...
Bronze Lion-Head Coffin Handles with Rings Mounted Above the Mane Found near Ibreika
First-known example of overhead ring placement suggests handles were designed as lifting grips for Roman-period wooden ...
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Archaeologists Unearth 2,300-Year-Old Sword Decorated With Two Small Swastikas in a Celtic Necropolis
Found in France, the site featured more than 100 graves filled with ancient metal artifacts—including bracelets, brooches and ...
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5,000-year-old burial of elite woman with inlaid toucan's beak found in Peru
In 2016, archaeologists at Aspero found the remains of a woman buried with a variety of grave goods, including four brooches that were carved into the shapes of birds and monkeys. She is now ...
Archaeologists Found Ancient Figures That Offer Clues About Early Christian Migration
Ancient ebony figures discovered in a necropolis in Israel are stylistically African, but made of Asian wood and surfaced ...