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12,000-Year-Old Mastodon Tooth Discovered By Six-Year-Old Boy In Michigan

The boy is probably the first to touch the tooth in thousands of years, according to a local paleontology museum collection manager.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 4, 2021

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12,000-Year-Old Mastodon Tooth Discovered By Six-Year-Old Boy In Michigan

The boy is probably the first to touch the tooth in thousands of years, according to a local paleontology museum collection manager.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 4, 2021

Archaeologists Believe They’ve Discovered The Tomb Of Santa Claus

A team at St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Turkey has found an intriguing shrine beneath the floors, previously unseen due to the tiled floor's intricate mosaic.

By Katie Serena • Oct 4, 2021

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Archaeologists Believe They’ve Discovered The Tomb Of Santa Claus

A team at St. Nicholas Church in Demre, Turkey has found an intriguing shrine beneath the floors, previously unseen due to the tiled floor's intricate mosaic.

By Katie Serena • October 4, 2021

This Week In History News, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

The unearthed gate to an ancient Greek Temple of Zeus, an 800-year-old mass grave in Peru, and early humans' attempts to domesticate the world's most dangerous bird.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 1, 2021

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This Week In History News, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

The unearthed gate to an ancient Greek Temple of Zeus, an 800-year-old mass grave in Peru, and early humans' attempts to domesticate the world's most dangerous bird.

By All That's Interesting • October 1, 2021

Archaeologists Just Found A Hidden Neighborhood At The Ancient Mayan City Of Tikal In Guatemala

The long-hidden Tikal neighborhood is a near perfect miniature replica of the citadel at Teotihuacán, located in modern Mexico, which conquered the city in the fourth century.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 29, 2021

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Archaeologists Just Found A Hidden Neighborhood At The Ancient Mayan City Of Tikal In Guatemala

The long-hidden Tikal neighborhood is a near perfect miniature replica of the citadel at Teotihuacán, located in modern Mexico, which conquered the city in the fourth century.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 29, 2021

Peruvian Pipeline Workers Unearth 800-Year-Old Mass Grave Containing Remains Of Eight People

Uncovered in the ancient city of Chilca, these bodies were buried with a wealth of funerary offerings, including food, shells, and a variety of musical instruments.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 27, 2021

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Peruvian Pipeline Workers Unearth 800-Year-Old Mass Grave Containing Remains Of Eight People

Uncovered in the ancient city of Chilca, these bodies were buried with a wealth of funerary offerings, including food, shells, and a variety of musical instruments.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 27, 2021

This Week In History News, Sept. 19 – 25

The first human footprints in North America, Saudi Arabian rock art older than the Pyramids, and the real-life inspiration for the Biblical Sodom.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 24, 2021

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This Week In History News, Sept. 19 – 25

The first human footprints in North America, Saudi Arabian rock art older than the Pyramids, and the real-life inspiration for the Biblical Sodom.

By All That's Interesting • September 24, 2021

8,000-Year-Old Camel Carvings In Saudi Arabia Found To Be Three Millennia Older Than The Pyramids

If researchers' dating estimates are correct, these would be the oldest surviving three-dimensional animal reliefs of this size in the entire world.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 23, 2021

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8,000-Year-Old Camel Carvings In Saudi Arabia Found To Be Three Millennia Older Than The Pyramids

If researchers' dating estimates are correct, these would be the oldest surviving three-dimensional animal reliefs of this size in the entire world.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 23, 2021

Indian Farmer Finds 800-Year-Old Lord Ganesh Statue — On The Eve Of Festival Honoring The Deity

The Ganesh statue is in remarkably good condition and dates back to the 12th century.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 20, 2021

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Indian Farmer Finds 800-Year-Old Lord Ganesh Statue — On The Eve Of Festival Honoring The Deity

The Ganesh statue is in remarkably good condition and dates back to the 12th century.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 20, 2021

This Week In History News, Sept. 12 – 18

Neanderthal's face reconstructed after 70,000 years, ancient Indigenous artifacts found inside a Mississippi alligator's stomach, some of history's oldest human art uncovered in Tibet.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 17, 2021

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This Week In History News, Sept. 12 – 18

Neanderthal's face reconstructed after 70,000 years, ancient Indigenous artifacts found inside a Mississippi alligator's stomach, some of history's oldest human art uncovered in Tibet.

By All That's Interesting • September 17, 2021

Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sewer System

This sewage system was constructed while the Roman Empire was in control of the city of Tripolis in the second century A.D., and it remains fully intact to this day.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 17, 2021

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Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sewer System

This sewage system was constructed while the Roman Empire was in control of the city of Tripolis in the second century A.D., and it remains fully intact to this day.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 17, 2021