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Nasca lines, Nazca lines, Condor, Peru, Nasca, Nazca, drawings

Archaeologists just discovered dozens of new Nasca lines in Peru

Peruvian archaeologists recently discovered over 50 new Nasca lines in the Peruvian desert. Scientists found the...

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Pulling the “magic” Maya Nut tree back from near-extinction

A French-Colombian NGO is racing against time to save the Maya Nut tree from near-extinction. A remarkable tree...

Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Nahualac, Mexico, shrine, ancient, pond, mirror, reflection

Archaeologists discover ‘a miniature model of the universe’ near Mexico City

A recent archaeological find could offer insight into how ancient people viewed the world. At Nahualac, a site...

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Prehistoric women’s arms were up to 16% stronger than today’s rowing champions

If a group of prehistoric women somehow time-traveled to the present, they could probably lick the rowers of Cambridge...

Pterosaur, pterosaurs, reptile, reptiles, animal, animals, fossil, fossils, fossil bone, fossil bones, bone, bones, Gobi Desert, Mongolia, ancient, ancient animal, ancient animals, University of Tokyo

Ancient flying reptile was around the size of a small plane

Pterosaurs roamed the skies long ago as the first animals to evolve powered flight after insects - and in the Gobi...

Great Pyramid, Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, ancient, ancient Egypt, pyramid, pyramids, pyramid construction, stone, limestone, granite, boat, boats, archaeology

Ancient papyrus scroll offers insight into Great Pyramid of Giza mystery

Ancient Egyptians moved more than 170,000 tons of limestone to construct the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the...

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MIT researchers explore ancient firebrick technology to store energy

Firebricks - or bricks made with clay able to endure temperatures of 1,600 degrees Celsius - have been around for...

University of Utah, Marie Jackson, Roman, Roman concrete, concrete, building material, building materials, seawater, aluminous tobermorite, Al-tobermorite, mineral, minerals, ancient, ancient building material, ancient building materials, ancient concrete

Why 2,000-year-old Roman concrete is stronger than our own

The exact formula for Roman concrete has been lost. This is unfortunate, as many 2,000-year-old Roman concrete...

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Research suggests humans emerged 2.8M years ago amid major climate change event

Mystery still shrouds much of the story of our origins, but new Arizona State University (ASU) research sheds new...

Canada, Triquet Island, British Columbia, First Nations, Hakai Institute, University of Victoria, Heiltsuk Nation, village, ancient village, settlement, ancient settlement, ancient, ancient civilization, ancient civilizations, civilization, North America, ancient humans, Ice Age

Ancient village discovered in Canada is 10,000 years older than the pyramids

The discovery of a 14,000-year-old ancient village in Canada could forever alter our understanding of early civilization...

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The original Brexit: ancient Britain’s geological split from Europe

Brexit - or Britain's vote to leave the European Union - remains controversial even as Prime Minister Theresa May...

Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca Valley, El Palenque, El Palenque palace, El Palenque palace complex, palace, royal palace, ancient palace, palace complex, ancient palace complex ancient architecture, architecture, American Museum of Natural History, Elsa M. Redmond, Charles Spencer

2,000-year-old pre-Aztec ancient palace complex found in Mexico

There's so much we don't know about ancient civilizations, but the discovery of a 30,031-square-foot palace complex...

University College London, Canada, Quebec, fossil, fossils, microfossil, microfossils, microorganism, microorganisms, oldest fossils, world's oldest fossils, Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt, haematite. haematite tubes, haematite filament, science

World’s oldest fossils discovered in Canada – and they’re 4 billion-years-old

Around four billion years ago, bacteria formed tiny tubes and filaments, likely in deep-sea hydrothermal vents....

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Hundreds of ancient earthworks similar to Stonehenge found in the Amazon

For hundreds of years, the Amazon rainforest concealed over 450 massive, mysterious earthworks similar to those...

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Scientists find evidence of lost continent beneath Mauritius

A group of geoscientists have uncovered an ancient secret. The scientists from German and South African research...

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Critics outraged by UK plan to build 1.8 mile tunnel under Stonehenge

One of Britain's most well-known archaeological landmarks could soon have a tunnel carved below it. The government...

Nan Madol, Pohnpei, Micronesia, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, ancient, ancient city, city, ancient architecture, architecture, columnar basalat, volcanic rock, coral reef, coral reefs

Ancient city constructed on a coral reef remains the only one of its kind

On the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia rest the remarkable ruins of Nan Madol, the only ancient city ever constructed...

University of Gothenburg, Swedish Institute at Athens, Vlochós Archaeological Project, Greece, Greek, city, ancient city, ancient, history, archaeology, archaeological find, archaeological discovery, ancient remains, ancient pottery, ancient coins, ancient town, ancient architecture

Archaeologists just discovered an ancient unknown city in Greece

Archaeologists just discovered an ancient city in an area of Greece once regarded as the "backwater of the ancient...

Antarctica, fossils, fossil, diatom, diatoms, Pliocene, East Antarctic ice sheet, ice sheet, melting ice sheet, ice sheet melt, climate change, global warming, glaciers, geology

Ancient marine fossils in the Transantarctic Mountains offer disturbing clues about climate change

Marine diatom fossils in the Transantarctic Mountains have long puzzled scientists. Researchers wondered how these...

Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, crust, Earth's crust, oceanic crust, geology, Roi Granot, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, geomagnetic field, plate tectonics, Pangea

Ancient ocean crust in the Mediterranean Sea may predate supercontinent Pangea

A fascinating new geological study reveals a piece of oceanic crust in the Mediterranean Sea that could predate...

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Archaeologists reveal fresh details about 4,500-year-old “New Stonehenge”

Last year archaeologists thrilled the world when they revealed there could be a "New Stonehenge" just two miles...

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Lasers reveal ancient Cambodian cities hidden by jungle near Angkor Wat

In a thrilling new discovery, archaeologists used laser imaging technology to reveal ancient cities hidden by jungle...

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Archaeologists find 2,150-year-old Petra monument ‘hiding in plain sight’

The ancient city of Petra in Jordan is known for its fascinating ruins built into surrounding rocky cliffs, and...

Anglo-Saxon, United Kingdom, University of Sheffield, archaeology, archaeological discovery, sceat, sceattas, coins, Anglo-Saxon coins

UK resident accidentally discovers ancient Anglo-Saxon settlement

Vickers informed the Portable Antiquities Scheme, a group connected to the British Museum that encourages people...

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Homo sapiens and Neanderthals lived together 55,000 years ago

Amateur speleologists stumbled upon an ancient partial skull that indicates Homo sapiens were living alongside...

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Mars Curiosity rover bolsters case for life on Mars with evidence of ancient lake

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has turned up a curious find on the surface of Earth’s closest neighbor - evidence...

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