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Engraved artifact found at Palaeolithic site in China
An engraved stone artifact has been found at the Shuidonggou Paleolithic Site in Northwest China. This engraved stone artifact was found in a recent technological analysis of the stone tool assemblage...
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Carved head of Roman god found in ancient dump
A 1,800-year-old carved stone head, believe to be depicting a Roman god, has been found in an ancient rubbish dump in Durham, England. First year Durham University archaeology student Alex Kirton...
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Inscription stone fragments found in Persepolis
Fragments of stone bearing royal inscriptions have been found at the Palace of Xeres in Persepolis, Iran. “The texts of the inscriptions were written by people with a high level of literacy, but the...
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3,000-year-old stone axes unearthed in Vietnam
Archaeologists working near the Ngu Hanh Son Mountains in Vietname have unearthed five stone axes. An archeological team from Viet Nam Archaeology Institute found five stone axes believed to come from...
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Butchered animal residues discovered on 250,000-year-old tools
Protein residue from butchered animals has been found on 250,000-year-old tools found in Jordan. While stone tools have been found before, the residue of the kinds of animals found on these ancient...
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2,000-year-old cup inscription stumps experts
The discovery, in Mount Zion, of a Bible-era stone mug containing ten lines of mysterious script is leaving experts scratching their heads. What sets the newfound cup apart is its inscription, which...
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Neolithic human figurine found in Turkey
The stone figure of a reclining beaded man has been found at Çatalhöyük in Turkey. A reclining man with a bushy beard and big nose is the latest to join a haul of stone figurines unearthed at the...
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Nine “frozen in time” Mayan palaces could shed light on civilization collapse
Nine palaces at the ancient city of Kiuic may shed some light on why the ancient Mayans abandoned their city 1,000 years ago. When the team started exploring the hilltop palaces, five vaulted homes to...
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Stone Age weapons factory found in England
Archaeologists in Leicestershire have discovered an 8,000-year-old weapons factory. Archaeologist Wayne Jarvis, who has led the dig, said: “What we’ve collected are a large number of very early flint...
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Mesolithic flint weapons found in Leicestershire, England
Excavations at a Prehistoric site in Leicestershire, England have turned up a large number of flint tools and flakes. Over 5000 worked flints came from this small area, including flint cores used for...
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15th-century stone relic found in India
A rare 15th-century relic has been found in Kalkeri, India. In an official release, deputy director of archaeology and museums, S K Potnis, said that the stone was rare as it was a memorial to a brave...
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Giant Mayan sculptured head found in Guatemala
A huge Mayan sculptured head has been found in a remote region of Guatemala, hinting at the possible existence of what was a significant city. The stucco sculpture, which is 10 feet wide and 11.5 feet...
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Huge stone head of pharaoh unearthed in Egypt
A massive red granite head of Amenhotep III has been unearthed in Luxor. [Thx Saturn] The 3,000-year-old head of Amenhotep III – grandfather of Tutankhamun – was dug out of the ruins of the pharaoh’s...
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Was 130-year-old house built using stone from Native American site?
An archaeologist has been called in to determine if a 130-year-old stone house in Nebraska was built using materials taken from a Native American monument. “Initially, we did a self-guided history...
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Ptolemaic king statue found in Egypt
A headless granite statue of a Ptolemaic-era king which dates back 2,000 years, has been discovered in Egypt. A headless granite statue of a Ptolemaic king has emerged from the ruins of an ancient...
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Stone found with Indus inscriptions
A stone has been found, the first of its kind, bearing Indus inscriptions. The discovery is significant because this is the first time that the Indus script has been found engraved on a natural stone...
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Inscribed stone slab found in Sri Lanka
A 1,000-year-old inscribed stone slad has been found at the future site of a cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. The inscribed stone slab has a large perforation at the centre reminding of anchors and...
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2,800-year-old altar found in Mexico
A stone altar which dates back nearly 3,000 years has been found at Chalcatzingo in Mexico. “The discovery shows allow us to understand how they used their objects and how they managed to use them as...
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Iron Age stone warriors reassembled
Researchers have reassembled a collection of Iron Age life-sized stone warriors from thousands of fragments of stone found on Sardinia. Archaeologists and conservation experts on the Italian island of...
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Stone anchor found off Indian coast
An ancient stone anchor has been found Gulf of Kutch in northwestern India and is now giving researchers new clues into Indo-Arab trade. “Ancient stone anchors serve to understand maritime contacts of...
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