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Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

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Middle Usumacinta Archaeological Project

Oldest and biggest Maya temple was built to depict the cosmos
Scientists are one step closer to testing ancient skeletons for pregnancy
An object in a satellite image defies explanation. Could it solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries?

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Archaeologists have uncovered a sunken ancient Egyptian port. Is it connected to Cleopatra?

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Oldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say

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Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry

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Anglo-Saxons buried a mysterious vessel over a millennium ago. Archaeologists discovered its contents

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Giant shoes found near Hadrian’s Wall spark mystery around the soldiers of ancient Rome

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