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A 1,300-Year-Old Cafeteria Was Just Discovered Among The Ruins Of A Buddhist Temple In Japan

If the structure was indeed a dining hall, it may be the largest of its kind ever found in a Buddhist temple from Japan's Nara Period.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 10, 2025

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A 1,300-Year-Old Cafeteria Was Just Discovered Among The Ruins Of A Buddhist Temple In Japan

If the structure was indeed a dining hall, it may be the largest of its kind ever found in a Buddhist temple from Japan's Nara Period.

By Amber Morgan • February 10, 2025

Mosaics Depicting A Variety Of Aquatic Animals Uncovered At An Ancient Roman Bathhouse In Türkiye

For years, locals in Milas, Türkiye had been using an old stone structure as a stable — without realizing it was once a bathhouse dating back to the days of ancient Rome.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 10, 2025

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Mosaics Depicting A Variety Of Aquatic Animals Uncovered At An Ancient Roman Bathhouse In Türkiye

For years, locals in Milas, Türkiye had been using an old stone structure as a stable — without realizing it was once a bathhouse dating back to the days of ancient Rome.

By Austin Harvey • February 10, 2025

Archaeologists Found That People Smoked High-Potency Cannabis At Funerals 2,500 Years Ago

The cannabis traces found at Jirzankal Cemetery in the Pamir Mountains had unusually high concentrations of THC.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 9, 2025

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Archaeologists Found That People Smoked High-Potency Cannabis At Funerals 2,500 Years Ago

The cannabis traces found at Jirzankal Cemetery in the Pamir Mountains had unusually high concentrations of THC.

By Natasha Ishak • February 9, 2025

Meet Dogor, The Mummified Wolf-Dog Ancestor That Died 18,000 Years Ago In Siberian Permafrost

"The fact that we can't [determine whether it's wolf or dog] might suggest that it's from a population that was ancestral to both — to dogs and wolves."

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 8, 2025

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Meet Dogor, The Mummified Wolf-Dog Ancestor That Died 18,000 Years Ago In Siberian Permafrost

"The fact that we can't [determine whether it's wolf or dog] might suggest that it's from a population that was ancestral to both — to dogs and wolves."

By Natasha Ishak • February 8, 2025

Researchers Find Evidence Of Cannibalism On 18,000-Year-Old Bones Discovered In A Polish Cave

Nearly 70 percent of the bone fragments examined featured cut marks and intentional fractures that suggested cannibals feasted on the brains and bone marrow of their victims.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 7, 2025

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Researchers Find Evidence Of Cannibalism On 18,000-Year-Old Bones Discovered In A Polish Cave

Nearly 70 percent of the bone fragments examined featured cut marks and intentional fractures that suggested cannibals feasted on the brains and bone marrow of their victims.

By Amber Morgan • February 7, 2025

Archaeologists In Sicily Just Unearthed A Plaster Mold Used To Make Medusa Masks 2,000 Years Ago

This mold was one of several found nearby, leading archaeologists to believe that this site served as an artisanal mask factory starting in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 7, 2025

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Archaeologists In Sicily Just Unearthed A Plaster Mold Used To Make Medusa Masks 2,000 Years Ago

This mold was one of several found nearby, leading archaeologists to believe that this site served as an artisanal mask factory starting in the first century B.C.E.

By Austin Harvey • February 7, 2025

3,500-Year-Old Prosthetic Hand Made Out Of Bronze Discovered In Switzerland

The bronze and gold foil hand has baffled archaeologists in what is one of the country's most unique finds from the Bronze Age.

By Leah Silverman • Feb 6, 2025

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3,500-Year-Old Prosthetic Hand Made Out Of Bronze Discovered In Switzerland

The bronze and gold foil hand has baffled archaeologists in what is one of the country's most unique finds from the Bronze Age.

By Leah Silverman • February 6, 2025

Archaeologists Unearth A 2,500-Year-Old Burial Site In Israel With Evidence Of Human Trafficking

Researchers uncovered artifacts like jewelry, alabaster vessels, stone beads, and an amulet of the Egyptian deity Bes that suggest ancient human trafficking victims may have been laid to rest at the site.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 5, 2025

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Archaeologists Unearth A 2,500-Year-Old Burial Site In Israel With Evidence Of Human Trafficking

Researchers uncovered artifacts like jewelry, alabaster vessels, stone beads, and an amulet of the Egyptian deity Bes that suggest ancient human trafficking victims may have been laid to rest at the site.

By Austin Harvey • February 5, 2025

Archaeologists Just Found A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Ritual Site Deep Inside A Spanish Cave

Researchers exploring Spain's Cova de les Dones discovered a Roman coin and 15 inscriptions in its interior chamber, revealing that the cave served as a Roman sanctuary in the first century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 5, 2025

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Archaeologists Just Found A 1,900-Year-Old Roman Ritual Site Deep Inside A Spanish Cave

Researchers exploring Spain's Cova de les Dones discovered a Roman coin and 15 inscriptions in its interior chamber, revealing that the cave served as a Roman sanctuary in the first century C.E.

By Amber Morgan • February 5, 2025

Cache Of 1,800-Year-Old Roman Coins Found By A Metal Detectorist Beneath A Farmer’s Field In England

While metal detecting in a Leicestershire field, bathroom fitter David Dunn discovered a rare hoard of 50 Roman coins expected to fetch nearly $2,000 at auction.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 4, 2025

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Cache Of 1,800-Year-Old Roman Coins Found By A Metal Detectorist Beneath A Farmer’s Field In England

While metal detecting in a Leicestershire field, bathroom fitter David Dunn discovered a rare hoard of 50 Roman coins expected to fetch nearly $2,000 at auction.

By Amber Morgan • February 4, 2025