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In Thailand’s Iron Age Log Coffin culture, coffins were made from a single teak tree and decorated with refined. Photo: © Selina Carlhoff

DNA Elucidates Mysteries of the Iron Age Log Coffin Culture in Thailand

9 February 2024

The Northwestern Thailand highlands region of Pang Mapha is dotted with dozens of caves that contain some incredibly odd prehistoric...

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Scandinavia’s first farmers slaughtered the hunter-gatherer population, according to a new study

9 February 2024

Following the arrival of the first farmers in Scandinavia 5,900 years ago, the hunter-gatherer population was wiped out within a...

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Evidence of Intentional Roman Use of Narcotic Seeds, Found in Bone Vessel in the Netherlands

8 February 2024

Archaeologists have discovered the first conclusive evidence of the existence of a hallucinogenic and poisonous plant thought to have been...

Photo released on Feb. 5, 2024, shows the excavation site of the eastern section of an ancient city wall of the "Gan" from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) to the Han Dynasty (206B.C.- 220A.D.). Photo: CCTV

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Ancient city site unearthed in Central China produces fortune-telling relics

8 February 2024

Bone slips used for “fortune-telling activities” and “ancient sacrificial ceremonies” were unearthed during excavations at an archaeological site in Puyang,...

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3,000-year-old Treasure on the Iberian Peninsula made with material from a meteorite

7 February 2024

Scientists have recently discovered that some of the pieces in the amazing Bronze Age collection known as the Villena Treasure,...

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Britain’s first Roman funerary bed is discovered in central London after 2,000 years

7 February 2024

Archaeologists excavating a construction site in London have unearthed the first Roman “flat-packed” funerary furniture – a fully intact Roman...

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The Mysterious Prehistoric Underwater Structure Beneath Lake Michigan

6 February 2024

A prehistoric structure reminiscent of England’s iconic Stonehenge has been uncovered in Grand Traverse Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan...

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Love and hate in ancient times: Exploring Magical Texts

6 February 2024

Love and hate are universal emotions that have persisted throughout human history. Ancient civilizations developed their own distinct methods of...

Photo of the site of the smithy discovered at Wittenham Clumps. DigVentures

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2700-year-old Ancient Blacksmith Workshop Unearthed in Oxfordshire

6 February 2024

Archaeologists have uncovered a “master blacksmith’s” Iron Age workshop in South Oxfordshire, a local government center in the ceremonial county...

3D image of the in situ find from October 2022 processed by BCsicilia.

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Temple of Olympian Zeus Horse Frieze Found a Depth of 9 Meters off the Coast of Agrigento, Sicily

5 February 2024

A large marble relief believed to have been part of the Temple of Olympian Zeus frieze in Agrigento, Sicily, has...

DNA Elucidates Mysteries of the Iron Age Log Coffin Culture in Thailand

Scandinavia’s first farmers slaughtered the hunter-gatherer population, according to a new study

Evidence of Intentional Roman Use of Narcotic Seeds, Found in Bone Vessel in the Netherlands

Ancient city site unearthed in Central China produces fortune-telling relics

3,000-year-old Treasure on the Iberian Peninsula made with material from a meteorite

Britain’s first Roman funerary bed is discovered in central London after 2,000 years

The Mysterious Prehistoric Underwater Structure Beneath Lake Michigan

Love and hate in ancient times: Exploring Magical Texts

2700-year-old Ancient Blacksmith Workshop Unearthed in Oxfordshire

Temple of Olympian Zeus Horse Frieze Found a Depth of 9 Meters off the Coast of Agrigento, Sicily

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