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Archaeologists in Iran have discovered an ancient cone-shaped skull that is believed to have belonged to a teen girl.

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Scientists Intrigued by Conical Skull Found in Ancient Burial Ground

By Noor Al-Sibai

Hominids have been using fire for at a million years — but scientists have found that humans were grilling down during the Ice Age.

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Ice Age Humans Were Skilled Firebenders, Scientists Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have discovered footprints and drag marks left behind by an ancient vehicle dated to over 22,000 years ago.

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Scientists Find Evidence of Vehicles From Tens of Thousands of Years Ago

By Frank Landymore

A new paper is shaping discourse around an ancient victim of Mount Vesuvius whose brain had melted into glass.

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Scientists Intrigued by Man Whose Brain Turned Into Glass

Archaeologists have begun uncovering a 250-year-old lost city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest — and are using advanced technology to survey it.

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Archaeologists Discover Lost City in Amazon Rainforest

By Noor Al-Sibai

An altar stone that lies within the heart of Stonehenge in Southern England has turned out to be from the faraway hinterlands of Scotland.

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A “Jaw-Dropping” Study Just Revealed the True Origin of a Stonehenge Megalith

By Sharon Adarlo

Archaeologists have uncovered a bone fragment belonging to Homo floresiensis, an archaic hominin that's nicknamed a "hobbit."

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Scientists Find New Evidence of Hobbit-Like Creatures on Remote Island

By Sharon Adarlo

A controversial new study suggests that ancient builders used a hydraulic lift to build Egypt's oldest pyramid.

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Scientists Find Evidence of Advanced Technology Used to Build Egyptian Pyramid

By Frank Landymore

The National Museum of Ireland received two early Bronze age axeheads from an anonymous sender, and experts are begging them to come forward.

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Museum Stunned When Someone Anonymously Mails in Two Ancient Artifacts

By Frank Landymore

A team of researchers has discovered two underground structures located below a cemetery on the west side of the Great Pyramid.

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Scientists Detect “Anomaly” Underground Near Great Pyramid

By Frank Landymore

An archaeologists has been able to find forgotten structures hidden in Ireland that were probably used as pathways for the dead.

Archeologists Say They’ve Found Ancient Underground “Pathways for the Dead”

By Sharon Adarlo

The lava tube, Umm Jirsan, contained human and animal remains, as well as stone tools dating back to at least 7,000 years ago.

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Ancient Humans Lived Inside a Lava Tube, Scientists Find

By Frank Landymore

British archaeologists have found microplastics amidst historic sediment excavated in York that date as early as the 1st and 2nd centuries.

Scientists Alarmed to Discover Microplastics in Ancient Archaeological Dig

By Sharon Adarlo

A project restoring the original granite casing of the Menkaure pyramid has incited controversy after footage of the ongoing work was shared.

Experts Horrified by How They’re “Restoring” Egyptian Pyramid

By Frank Landymore

The vast network of ancient earthworks in the Amazon, including roads, canals, and cities, are believed to be over 2,000 years old.

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Scientists Find Ruins of Ancient Cities in Amazon Jungle

By Frank Landymore

Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest extant evidence of a wood structure, dating back almost half a million years.

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Scientists Find Structure From Before Homo Sapiens Existed

By Sharon Adarlo