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Researchers Uncover Ancient South American Combs Used For A Pretty Disgusting Purpose

It might be gross, but if you had the same problem that these people had, you would have wanted the comb as well.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 2, 2017

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Researchers Uncover Ancient South American Combs Used For A Pretty Disgusting Purpose

It might be gross, but if you had the same problem that these people had, you would have wanted the comb as well.

By All That's Interesting • March 2, 2017

McDonald’s Opens Up Restaurant Over Ancient Roman Road

The road was built some 2,000 years before McDonald's workers uncovered it during construction.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 23, 2017

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McDonald’s Opens Up Restaurant Over Ancient Roman Road

The road was built some 2,000 years before McDonald's workers uncovered it during construction.

By All That's Interesting • February 23, 2017

Ancient Matrilineal Society Discovered In New Mexico

New research has revealed that royal blood descended through a mother's bloodline in ancient America.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 22, 2017

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Ancient Matrilineal Society Discovered In New Mexico

New research has revealed that royal blood descended through a mother's bloodline in ancient America.

By All That's Interesting • February 22, 2017

Archaeologists Uncover 3,000-Year-Old Scottish Weapons Under Soccer Field Site

Archaeologists found a gold-decorated spearhead, a bronze sword, a pin, fur skins, and scabbard fittings.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 20, 2017

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Archaeologists Uncover 3,000-Year-Old Scottish Weapons Under Soccer Field Site

Archaeologists found a gold-decorated spearhead, a bronze sword, a pin, fur skins, and scabbard fittings.

By All That's Interesting • February 20, 2017

Harvard Scientists Plan To Resurrect Woolly Mammoth By 2019

Via DNA splicing, mammoths may be coming back — and helping to fight climate change — very soon.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 17, 2017

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Harvard Scientists Plan To Resurrect Woolly Mammoth By 2019

Via DNA splicing, mammoths may be coming back — and helping to fight climate change — very soon.

By All That's Interesting • February 17, 2017

Uncovered Viking Funeral Ship In Scotland Contains Treasure Trove Of Ancient Relics

A mysterious Viking ship burial unearthed in Scotland has yielded a wealth of artifacts.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 14, 2017

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Uncovered Viking Funeral Ship In Scotland Contains Treasure Trove Of Ancient Relics

A mysterious Viking ship burial unearthed in Scotland has yielded a wealth of artifacts.

By All That's Interesting • February 14, 2017

Why Cavemen’s Teeth Were Healthier Than Ours

Turns out cavemen cared about dental hygiene — and may have something to teach us about the ways we care for our teeth.

By Krissy Howard • Jan 23, 2017

Why Cavemen’s Teeth Were Healthier Than Ours

Turns out cavemen cared about dental hygiene — and may have something to teach us about the ways we care for our teeth.

By Krissy Howard • January 23, 2017

New Discoveries Shed Light On Lost Kingdom Of The Dark Ages

"The new archaeological evidence... enhances our perception of power, politics, economy and culture at a time when the foundations for the kingdoms of Scotland, England and Wales were being laid."

By All That's Interesting • Jan 23, 2017

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New Discoveries Shed Light On Lost Kingdom Of The Dark Ages

"The new archaeological evidence... enhances our perception of power, politics, economy and culture at a time when the foundations for the kingdoms of Scotland, England and Wales were being laid."

By All That's Interesting • January 23, 2017

Killer Elephants: When Pachyderms Carried Out Capital Punishment

Humanity has conjured a constellation of ways to conduct executions, and this may be one of the wildest methods of them all.

By Krissy Howard • Jan 20, 2017

Killer Elephants: When Pachyderms Carried Out Capital Punishment

Humanity has conjured a constellation of ways to conduct executions, and this may be one of the wildest methods of them all.

By Krissy Howard • January 20, 2017

Aboriginal Australians Co-Existed With Giant Reptiles And Marsupials For Over 17,000 Years

A new discovery shows that these enormous megafauna went extinct far later than researchers had thought.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 12, 2017

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Aboriginal Australians Co-Existed With Giant Reptiles And Marsupials For Over 17,000 Years

A new discovery shows that these enormous megafauna went extinct far later than researchers had thought.

By All That's Interesting • January 12, 2017