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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 7th, 2014
Roman and Iron Age Coins Found in Cave in the UK

Roman and Iron Age Coins Found in Cave in the UK

Historians estimate the gold and silver coins are over 2,000 years old

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 26th, 2014
4,000-Year-Old Burial Site Complete with Gold Artifacts Found in Georgia

4,000-Year-Old Burial Site Complete with Gold Artifacts Found in Georgia

Archaeologists say two chariots with wooden wheels were also found at this site

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 26th, 2014
50,000-Year-Old Poop Reveals Neanderthals Ate Their Veggies

50,000-Year-Old Poop Reveals Neanderthals Ate Their Veggies

Researchers find evidence Neanderthals enjoyed an omnivorous diet

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 20th, 2014
6,200-Year-Old Parasite Egg Discovered in Mesopotamian Tomb

6,200-Year-Old Parasite Egg Discovered in Mesopotamian Tomb

Researchers say the egg is one of the earliest evidence of parasitic infection in humans

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 20th, 2014
Gold Coin Carrying Emperor Nero's Image Discovered in the UK

Gold Coin Carrying Emperor Nero's Image Discovered in the UK

The coin was unearthed by archaeologists digging at a site in Northern England

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 11th, 2014
300-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Expected to Sell for $10M (€7.37M)

300-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Expected to Sell for $10M (€7.37M)

The musical instrument will be sold at an action in New York City later this week

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 9th, 2014
Prehistoric Bar Fights Might Have Shaped Our Ancestors' Faces

Prehistoric Bar Fights Might Have Shaped Our Ancestors' Faces

Our early ancestors evolved to have robust faces in order to be able to take a punch

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 6th, 2014
Prehistoric Flying-Reptile Eggs Discovered in China

Prehistoric Flying-Reptile Eggs Discovered in China

The eggs belong to a previously unknown species, are three-dimensionally preserved

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 4th, 2014
3,000-Year-Old Pants Believed to Be the World's Oldest

3,000-Year-Old Pants Believed to Be the World's Oldest

The pants were found in China's Tarim Basin, were likely worn by riders

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
3D Model Reveals Just How Twisted Richard III's Spine Was

3D Model Reveals Just How Twisted Richard III's Spine Was

The late king suffered from scoliosis, researchers explain in a new paper

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
Domestic Dogs Helped Humans Hunt Mammoths, Evidence Suggests

Domestic Dogs Helped Humans Hunt Mammoths, Evidence Suggests

Researcher believes domestic dogs explain the success of early modern humans

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 28th, 2014
200 Hidden Paintings Discovered at Ancient Temple in Cambodia

200 Hidden Paintings Discovered at Ancient Temple in Cambodia

One of these recently discovered paintings shows two elephants facing one another

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 21st, 2014
Mummified Remains of “Dancing Woman” Actually Belong to a Man

Mummified Remains of “Dancing Woman” Actually Belong to a Man

The odd-looking Egyptian mummy is estimated to date back to the 2nd century AD

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 6th, 2014
60 Pounds (27 Kg) of Gold Recovered from Ship That Sunk in 1857

60 Pounds (27 Kg) of Gold Recovered from Ship That Sunk in 1857

The SS Central America's remains sit in the waters off the coast of South Carolina, US

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 2nd, 2014
Mystery of How Egyptians Carried Huge Pyramid Stones Finally Solved

Mystery of How Egyptians Carried Huge Pyramid Stones Finally Solved

The secret lies in the dampness of desert sand, team of scientists argues in new study

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 1st, 2014
Neanderthals Were Neither Dimwitted Nor Inferior to Modern Humans

Neanderthals Were Neither Dimwitted Nor Inferior to Modern Humans

Researcher says there is no evidence to suggest Neanderthals were stupid and primitive

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 30th, 2014
9,000-Year-Old Caribou Hunting Site Found Under Lake Huron

9,000-Year-Old Caribou Hunting Site Found Under Lake Huron

The site now sits under roughly 121 feet (37 meters) of water, archaeologists say

 
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