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The Face Of An Ancient Egyptian Woman Whose Mummified Head Was Sitting In An Australian High School Was Just Recreated By A Forensic Sculptor

Forensic sculptor Jennifer Mann said she came to the "strange realization that I was looking at the face of a real person… She was a human just like me, only we were separated by 2,000 years in time."

By Kaleena Fraga May 14, 2024
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The Face Of An Ancient Egyptian Woman Whose Mummified Head Was Sitting In An Australian High School Was Just Recreated By A Forensic Sculptor

Forensic sculptor Jennifer Mann said she came to the "strange realization that I was looking at the face of a real person… She was a human just like me, only we were separated by 2,000 years in time."

By Kaleena Fraga May 14, 2024

Archaeologists Just Uncovered The Bathroom And Combat Gym Of Alexander The Great At The Palace Of Aigai

The communal bathroom, where Alexander the Great likely bathed with his close friend and suspected lover Hephaestion, was attached to a gymnasium where the men trained in sports and combat.

By Amber Morgan May 10, 2024
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Archaeologists Just Uncovered The Bathroom And Combat Gym Of Alexander The Great At The Palace Of Aigai

The communal bathroom, where Alexander the Great likely bathed with his close friend and suspected lover Hephaestion, was attached to a gymnasium where the men trained in sports and combat.

By Amber Morgan May 10, 2024

A 1,600-Year-Old Stone Covered In The Pre-Latin Ogham Script Was Uncovered In An English Garden

Geography teacher Graham Senior came across a stone inscribed with the ancient Irish writing while weeding his garden in Coventry.

By Austin Harvey May 10, 2024
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A 1,600-Year-Old Stone Covered In The Pre-Latin Ogham Script Was Uncovered In An English Garden

Geography teacher Graham Senior came across a stone inscribed with the ancient Irish writing while weeding his garden in Coventry.

By Austin Harvey May 10, 2024

While Preparing For Road Construction In England, Workers Just Happened Upon A Wooden Well From The Bronze Age

In addition to the 2,700-year-old well, archaeologists also found struck flint, animal bone, and pottery used for storage and waste.

By Kaleena Fraga May 10, 2024
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While Preparing For Road Construction In England, Workers Just Happened Upon A Wooden Well From The Bronze Age

In addition to the 2,700-year-old well, archaeologists also found struck flint, animal bone, and pottery used for storage and waste.

By Kaleena Fraga May 10, 2024

Archaeologists Uncover A Centuries-Old Pottery Workshop In France With Cookware Still In The Kiln

Archaeologists discovered a large kiln used for making cookware and serving dishes and a second, smaller kiln used to hold pottery waste.

By Amber Morgan May 8, 2024
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Archaeologists Uncover A Centuries-Old Pottery Workshop In France With Cookware Still In The Kiln

Archaeologists discovered a large kiln used for making cookware and serving dishes and a second, smaller kiln used to hold pottery waste.

By Amber Morgan May 8, 2024

New Interpretation Of Ancient Assyrian Symbols In Iraq May Have Just Solved An Archaeological Mystery

The five symbols have been found across the ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, but they've long stumped researchers — until now.

By Kaleena Fraga May 7, 2024
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New Interpretation Of Ancient Assyrian Symbols In Iraq May Have Just Solved An Archaeological Mystery

The five symbols have been found across the ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, but they've long stumped researchers — until now.

By Kaleena Fraga May 7, 2024

Archaeologists In Italy Just Found An Iron Age Necropolis Filled With 88 Tombs And Extravagant Grave Goods

The Iron Age site near Amorosi, Italy dates to the 7th or 8th century B.C.E. and features dozens of tombs of high-status individuals from the "Pit Burial Culture."

By Amber Morgan May 6, 2024
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Archaeologists In Italy Just Found An Iron Age Necropolis Filled With 88 Tombs And Extravagant Grave Goods

The Iron Age site near Amorosi, Italy dates to the 7th or 8th century B.C.E. and features dozens of tombs of high-status individuals from the "Pit Burial Culture."

By Amber Morgan May 6, 2024

Rare Chunk Of Tyrian Purple, The Prized Pigment Used To Dye The Robes Of Roman Royalty, Unearthed In England

This discovery marks the first time that Tyrian Purple dye, an expensive pigment reserved for Roman elites, has been found in Northern Europe.

By Kaleena Fraga May 6, 2024
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Rare Chunk Of Tyrian Purple, The Prized Pigment Used To Dye The Robes Of Roman Royalty, Unearthed In England

This discovery marks the first time that Tyrian Purple dye, an expensive pigment reserved for Roman elites, has been found in Northern Europe.

By Kaleena Fraga May 6, 2024

2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Believed To Be The World’s Oldest Was Just Discovered Intact At The Bottom Of The Black Sea

Evidence of a similar vessel appears on an ancient Greek vase featuring the infamous Homeric character, Odysseus, tied to its mass.

By Caroline Redmond May 5, 2024
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2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Believed To Be The World’s Oldest Was Just Discovered Intact At The Bottom Of The Black Sea

Evidence of a similar vessel appears on an ancient Greek vase featuring the infamous Homeric character, Odysseus, tied to its mass.

By Caroline Redmond May 5, 2024
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