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EGYPT - FEBRUARY 22: The stepped pyramid of Djoser (Zozer) at Saqqara, Memphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979), Egypt. Egyptian civilisation, Old Kingdom, Dynasty III. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
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How did ancient Egyptians stack those heavy stones of the oldest pyramid? Scientists float new theory
Workers sift through soil at the Oaklawn Cemetery during a 2020 excavation of a potential mass grave from the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Sue Ogrocki/AP/File
Tulsa Race Massacre: Archaeologists searching for graves find third set of remains with gunshot wound
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Sahar Saleem
Scientists digitally dissect ancient Egyptian ‘screaming’ mummy
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From Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
Excavation in Egyptian necropolis uncovers 63 ancient tombs and a trove of gold artifacts
An exhibit shows the life of a Neanderthal family in a cave in a Neanderthal museum in Krapina, Croatia.
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How did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery
Scene of accident at a entrance to the Angkor Thom temple in the Angkor archaeological site in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Tuesday, on July 23, 2024.
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Fierce storm topples tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, killing 1 and damaging statues
Dana Moore loaned the tent scrap to the Museum of the American Revolution where it is currently on display in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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A history buff bought a piece of a tent from Goodwill for $1,700. It really did belong to George Washington
This handout image from the Italian Ministry of Culture shows a recently unearthed complex architectural structure outside the Archbasilica of St John Lateran in Rome, Italy on July 16, 2024.
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Remains of ancient Papal palace believed to have been found in Rome
Dr. Paolo Visona (University of Kentucky) has unveiled an exciting discovery in the Dossone della Melia forest in south-central Calabria. Visona led a small team that identified a stone wall and earthwork extending over 2.7 km. The wall, originally accompanied by a deep ditch characteristic of a Roman fossa and agger defensive system, has now been conclusively identified as part of the structures built by the Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus to contain the slave revolt leader Spartacus and his forces.
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Archaeologists identify Roman wall built to hold back rebel slave Spartacus and his army
Smoke billows over Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the Tulsa Race Massacre.
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Victim of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre identified through DNA genealogy as WWI veteran
<em>Field Museum scientist Luis Muro Ynoñán with the carving of a mythological bird creature in La Otra Banda, Cerro Las Animas. Photo by the </em>
Ucupe Cultural Landscape Archaeological Project
Ancient temple and theater 3,500 years older than Machu Picchu discovered in Peru
Neolithic passage grave at Karleby in Falbygden, Sweden.
Frederik Seersholm
Ancient DNA reveals possible cause of mysterious population collapse 5,000 years ago, scientists say
Artifacts recovered from the site at Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
WTKR
Tree removal at North Carolina church unearths centuries-old artifacts
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A prehistoric innovation marked a major shift in how humans dress, scientists say
A view shows a marble statue, uncovered by archaeologists at the site of the remains of the ancient city of Heraclea Sinitica, near the village of Rupite, Bulgaria, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva
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Archaeologists find marble god statue in ancient Roman sewer
Washington, DC Re-opening of the National Museum of American History which has been renovated. President and Mrs. Bush attended ceremony. Here the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired the National Anthem written by Francis Scott Key which flew over Baltimore Harbor. (Photo by Susan Biddle/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Opinion: This July 4th weekend, a different way to celebrate the history we share