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The mechanism or instrument found in Thracian Temple in Bulgaria.
Enigmatic Bronze Mechanism Found in Thracian Temple
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A small bronze object found inside a Thracian temple in southern Bulgaria has left archaeologists with an unusually practical problem: what was it made to do?

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Terracotta figurine and one of the fingerprints on it.
Ancient Fingerprints Rewrite Who Crafted China’s Terracotta Army
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A new study has found that the people who made China’s Terracotta Army may have included women and children, not only adult men.

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The Great Sphinx of Giza, buried to its shoulders in sand, with Khafre's pyramid behind it, in an 1851–52 photograph by Félix Teynard
Was the Sphinx built 10,000 years ago? Fact check
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A 10,000-year-old Sphinx is Fringe: its quarry, temple blocks and Khafre's causeway place it in the Old Kingdom around 2500 BCE. Only which Fourth Dynasty king began it, Khafre or Khufu, is still Disputed.
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Archaeological excavation work in the area where the Neanderthal DNA producing remains appeared.
Neanderthal DNA Preserved in 46,000-Year-Old Hand Bones
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Archaeologists have recovered Neanderthal DNA from six hand-bone fragments found in Abauntz Cave, Navarre, in what researchers describe as the first direct evidence of N

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The boat-shaped Durupınar formation on a hillside in eastern Türkiye
The Drill Broke on Something Hard Inside 'Noah's Ark'. Nobody Knows What Yet
The World's Oldest Shipwreck Has No Ship & That Is Not Even the Strange Part …
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Off Turkey's Kekova Island, a Bronze Age trader left behind more than 30 jars, three stone anchors and one vessel that may have been made for churning butter or cheese!

Divers found some old clay jars

Human Origins

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Forensic facial reconstruction of a Cro-Magnon man. Source: Cicero Moraes/CC BY-SA 4.0
The Enigmatic Origins of Cro Magnon: Europe's First Humans (Video)
Human Origins, Folklore
Human Origins According to Ancient Greek Mythology
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Every culture has an explanation about how we got here. The ancient Greeks were no different. The dramatic story of the origins of humanity in Greek mythology involves love, pain, and a hefty dose of

History

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Relief of Thracian Warriors from 6th-5th century BC, Reign of Darius I. Source: Kmrakmra/CC BY-SA 3.0
The Mysterious Thracians: Unveiling Their Unique Culture and Legacy 
History, Ancient Traditions
The Therapeutae and the Secrets of Ancient Monastic Life
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The Therapeutae are an ancient Jewish ascetic community, shrouded in mystery and truly obscure. Much of what we know about them comes from the writings of Philo of Alexandria, a Hellenistic Jewish

Artifacts

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Aerial view of Thulamela location
Forgotten African Kingdom of Thulamela Reveals Gold and Royal Burials
Ancient Technology, Artifacts
Medieval Distillation Vessel Found at Gnandstein Castle Points to Alchemy
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Archaeologists working at the historic Gnandstein Castle in Saxony, Germany, have uncovered a rare and unusual distillation vessel during recent construction-related investigations. This remarkable

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Myths & Legends

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: Interior of Lovelock Cave located next to the former lakebed of Lake Lahontan in Nevada. Source: BLM Nevada / CC BY-SA 2.0
Lovelock Cave: A Tale of Giants or A Giant Tale of Fiction?
Myths & Legends, Africa
Roman Historian’s Cleopatra’s Pearl Story: Is It Fact or Fiction?
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“Cleopatra’s Pearl” is a story told by the Roman author Pliny the Elder in his famous long-read book Natural History. According to this tale, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, drank a

Ancient Places

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Ollantaytambo aerial view, sacred valley in the Andes, Peru
Ollantaytambo: The Inca Fortress That Defied Conquistadors
Africa
Underwater Military Ship and Burials Found at Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt
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The island-city of Thonis-Heracleion and its famous Temple of Amun was located in Egypt’s Abu Qir Bay, just north of Alexandria, Egypt. Greeks later settled in Thonis-Heracleion during the late

Unexplained Phenomena

Weird Facts of History

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Traditional mince pies.
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Mince Pies in England?
Artifacts, News, History & Archaeology
10 Weird Archaeological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
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Archaeology isn’t just about dusty ruins and ancient pottery—it’s full of bizarre discoveries that challenge what we think we know about the past. From mysterious artifacts to unusual burial practices