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May 15, 2013

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5:00 PM | Lost City May Lurk in Honduras Rain Forest

Ancient structures may be hidden below rainforest canopy.

May 14, 2013

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4:30 PM | Mysterious Minoans Were European, DNA Finds

The ancient Minoans were genetically European, DNA study reveals.

May 13, 2013

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2:00 PM | Stunning Byzantine Mosaic Uncovered in Israel

The giant mosaic would have been the floor of a public building.

May 10, 2013

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3:30 PM | Plague Helped Bring Down Roman Empire

The cause of the Justinianic Plague appears to be settled through new DNA evidence.

May 04, 2013

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12:00 PM | Roman Cemetery Discovered Beneath Parking Lot

The ancient cemetery includes both pagan and Christian burials.

May 01, 2013

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7:41 PM | Jamestown Colonists Resorted to Cannibalism

Sharp cuts and chopping blows on human remains suggest the early North American settlers got desperate. Continue reading →

April 29, 2013

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9:30 PM | The Temple of the Feathered Serpent: Photos

Archaeologists puzzle over hundreds of spheres found beneath the Temple of Quetzalcoatl.

April 26, 2013

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10:00 PM | Did an Earthquake Destroy Ancient Greece?

Geologists investigate whether an earthquake ended Mycenaean culture.

April 25, 2013

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7:30 PM | Maya Observatory Hints at Origin of Civilization

A new archaeological discovery predates similar sites in Central America.

April 23, 2013

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1:50 PM | Digging Up Windsor's Earliest Queen: Photos

See photos of the excavation of a 4,400-year-old female skeleton that may be the first Windsor queen.

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1:25 PM | Gold-Adorned Skeleton Could Be First Windsor Queen

A 4,400-year-old female skeleton adorned with some of Britain’s earliest gold jewels could be the remains of the first queen of Windsor. Continue reading →

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11:00 AM | Oldest Temple in Mexican Valley Hints at Human Sacrifice

The extensive complex contains animal and human bones.

April 22, 2013

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5:56 PM | 66 Ancient Skeletons Found in Indonesian Cave

Tiger Cave in Sumatra holds the 3,000-year-old burials.

April 19, 2013

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7:34 PM | Stonehenge Settled 5,000 Years Earlier Than Thought

Carbon dating near the monument reveals a settlement occupied between 7,500 and 4,700 BC. ->

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3:55 PM | Did Richard III Receive Scoliosis Treatment?

For those who could afford it, difficult therapy was available for the condition.

April 16, 2013

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12:35 PM | Mayan Calendar End Date Confirmed

Dating of an elaborately carved wooden beam from a temple in an ancient Maya city confirms the calendar ended last December. ->

April 10, 2013

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8:28 PM | The Iceman Could Have Used a Dentist

Three-dimensional scans of the Iceman's teeth show a number of painful conditions related to a Neolithic diet. ->

April 02, 2013

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4:00 PM | Trove of Neanderthal Bones Found in Greek Cave

Child and adult bones suggest ancient humans and Neanderthals crossed paths there.

March 29, 2013

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6:00 PM | Gate to Hell Found in Turkey

The ancient Plutonium, a poisonous cave found in Turkey, was believed in Greco-Roman mythology to be the portal to hell.

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6:00 PM | 'Hell's Gate' Was Real: Photos

Italian archaeologists have discovered in Turkey the long-sought Plutonion, or Pluto's Gate, a site believed to be a portal to the underworld in Greco-Roman religion.

March 27, 2013

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4:20 PM | Stone Age Phallus Found in Israel

Some remarkable traces of Stone Age life were unearthed including a pit of burned bean seeds and a carving of a penis.

March 15, 2013

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3:30 PM | Black Death Skeletons Unearthed by Crossrail Workers

Remains unearthed of 13 people are thought to be victims of the plague.

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1:50 PM | Medieval Knight's Tomb Found under Parking Lot

Archaeologists in Edinburgh uncovered a carved sandstone slab, decorated with markers of nobility.

March 10, 2013

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9:00 PM | Bronze-Age Donkey Sacrifice Found in Israel

The young donkey that was carefully laid to rest on its side more than 3,500 years ago.

March 07, 2013

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3:20 PM | Stone-Age Skeletons Unearthed in Sahara Desert

The skeletons date between 8,000 and 4,200 years ago, meaning the burial place was used for millennia.

March 05, 2013

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6:10 PM | Gnarly Mummy Head Reveals Medieval Science

A skullcap and brain of a man from the 1200s shows how much more advanced medieval medicine was than thought.

February 27, 2013

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5:30 PM | Ancient Shoes Turn Up in Egypt Temple

The shoes were stuffed into a jar 2,000 years ago, never to be found -- until now.

February 21, 2013

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2:30 PM | Treasure-Filled Warrior's Grave Found in Russia

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February 15, 2013

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10:30 AM | Geyser Cam Finds Bubble Traps

A camera custom-built to withstand heat and steam revealed that Russia's Kamchatka geysers aren't fed by long, narrow tubes, as once thought.

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7:29 AM | Huge Fireball Explodes Over Russia

A huge fireball shattered the morning skies over Russia's Urals region generating a series of powerful sonic booms, blowing out windows and causing widespread panic. ->