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The gold earring found by the scientists, photographed against a dark background, in front of the jar it was found in.
Marco Ansaloni
Gold earring found in burned ruins of an Iron Age village may reveal ‘moment in time,’ archaeologists say
Josh O'Connor as Arthur, a conflicted grave robber in Alice Rohrwacher's film "La Chimera."
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‘The past is not dead’: ‘La Chimera’s’ intoxicating look at archaeology unearths questions about Italy’s tomb raiders
Rock art depicting cattle, sheep, goat, and ibex.
Green Arabia Project
Unprecedented evidence humans occupied ‘lava tubes’ could fill in gaps in the archaeological record, scientists say
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NASA
New mission could shed light on the secrets of the moon’s ‘hidden side’
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 13: The statue known as 'Victorious Youth' (CENTER R) is displayed at the Getty Villa on December 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. After a ten-year legal battle, the top court in Italy has ruled that the 2,000-year-old bronze statue should be returned to Italy by the Getty museum. Italian officials say the statue was found in Italian territorial waters while the Getty Trust argues the statue was discovered in international waters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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European court says Italy is the rightful owner of Getty Museum bronze statue
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‘Bound to secrecy’: The indelible ink behind the world’s biggest election
Secrets of the Neanderthals. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
Courtesy Netflix
Scientists reveal the face of a Neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago
Pavilion of Benin in Biennale Arte 2024, Venice, Italy on April 16, 2024 @Jacopo La Forgia
Jacopo La Forgia
Benin’s past, present, and future is on display for the first time at the 60th Venice Biennale
Inside view of the Taforalt Cave in Morocco
Abdeljalil Bouzouggar
Paleo diet? Study reveals new insight on what Stone Age humans really ate
A rare Roman dodecahedron was found in Lincolnshire, England last summer and is set to go on display in the Lincoln Museum in Lincoln, England.
Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group
‘Great enigma’: Amateur archaeologists unearth mysterious Roman object
Serefiye Cistern, old Byzantine cistern built during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II, in the years 440-450 AD. Recently restored cistern offers views of multiple white marble columns and brick arches. Columns reinforced with steel clamps.
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The extraordinary and ancient secret places hidden under Turkey
Avar male burial with a belt garniture and a ceramic mug at the Rákóczifalva site, Hungary (8th century AD)
Institute of Archaeological Sciences/Eötvös Loránd University; Múzeum
Sex and marriage patterns in an ancient empire revealed by DNA
Four surviving 1770 Gweagal Spears.
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Cambridge
Aboriginal spears returned to Australia after 250 years in ‘momentous occasion’
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Discovery in Maya pyramid reveals dramatic dynasty collapse, archaeologists say
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Alain Beeching
Ancient skeletons unearthed in France reveal Mafia-style killings
An artist’s reconstruction depicts the extinct fox species Dusicyon avus, which scientists believe may have been domesticated 1,500 years ago by hunter-gatherers in what’s now Patagonia in Argentina.
Courtesy Jorge Blanco
Foxes were once humans’ best friends, study says