Archaeology
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Limyra’s Long-Lost Temple of Zeus Found After 43-Year Search
Read more: Limyra’s Long-Lost Temple of Zeus Found After 43-Year SearchAfter 43 years of searching, archaeologists have located the Temple of Zeus at Limyra in Lycia.
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Prehistoric Cave Art in France Revealed in Rare 30,000-Year-Old Carvings
Read more: Prehistoric Cave Art in France Revealed in Rare 30,000-Year-Old CarvingsGravettian-era cave carvings of animals and humans discovered in a French cave sanctuary.
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Study Traces Ancient “Green Sahara” Settlements in Northern Chad
Read more: Study Traces Ancient “Green Sahara” Settlements in Northern ChadDiscoveries in Chad point to ancient human life when the Sahara was a green, fertile landscape.
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First European Evidence of Artificial Cranial Modification Found in Upper Paleolithic Italy
Read more: First European Evidence of Artificial Cranial Modification Found in Upper Paleolithic ItalyA Paleolithic skull from Italy bears evidence of intentional cranial deformation, dating to ~12,600 years ago.
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Discovery of a Rare Sperm Whale Tooth at Copper-Age Iberian Megasite
Read more: Discovery of a Rare Sperm Whale Tooth at Copper-Age Iberian MegasiteA sperm whale tooth uncovered in a Copper-Age site suggests prehistoric Iberians valued marine ivory.
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Digital Portal Opens Access to 280 Etruscan Chamber Tombs in Italy
Read more: Digital Portal Opens Access to 280 Etruscan Chamber Tombs in ItalyA virtual portal allows worldwide access to 280 Etruscan tombs using high-resolution 3D scans.
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Roman-era Massive Stone Basin Uncovered Near Ancient City of Gabii
Read more: Roman-era Massive Stone Basin Uncovered Near Ancient City of GabiiA massive stone-lined basin from 3rd century B.C. is uncovered at the ancient Roman city of Gabii.
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Archaeologists Discover 5,000-Year-Old Copper Workshop in Israel
Read more: Archaeologists Discover 5,000-Year-Old Copper Workshop in IsraelArchaeologists unearth a 5,000-year-old copper workshop in the Arava Desert, with furnace and tools.
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Rare Bronze- and Iron-Age Log Boats Reveal Details of Prehistoric River Life
Read more: Rare Bronze- and Iron-Age Log Boats Reveal Details of Prehistoric River LifeThree Iron- and Bronze-Age log boats unearthed in Cambridgeshire shed light on early watercraft and community life.
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Massive Bronze Age Metropolis Uncovered in the Kazakh Steppe
Read more: Massive Bronze Age Metropolis Uncovered in the Kazakh SteppeSemiyarka is now recognized as one of the largest and most sophisticated settlements of its time, offering the first clear evidence of large-scale tin-bronze production in the Eurasian steppe over 3,500 years ago.