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13,000 Artifacts Were Found In Various Ancient Chinese Sacrificial Pits, Including A Bronze Sculpture Of A Snake With A Human Head, An Altar, And Gold Masks Whic…
At the archaeological site of Sanxingdui in Sichuan, China, a trove of items was found in a series of sacrificial pits that ...
Museums or Crime Scenes: The Contentious History of World’s Most Famous Artifacts
Justin Jacobs, author and expert in modern Chinese history, discusses loot, antiquity, and imperialism in his new book.
Archaeologists uncover hundreds of 3,000-year-old artefacts – including stones etched with world’s oldest writing system
NEARLY 500 artefacts from ancient Babylon have been uncovered by archaeologists, with some in pristine condition despite ...
Noah’s Ark possibly marked on world’s oldest map from 3,000 years ago: scientists
Scientists have deciphered the world’s oldest map — and they believe it may lead them to the location of Noah’s Ark.
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6,000-year-old Mesopotamian artifacts linked to the dawn of writing
The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...
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Historical sites and artifacts impress foreign experts
More than 40 foreign experts in classical studies from 13 countries visited Henan's heritage sites, Longmen Grottoes and the ...
Archaeology breakthrough as 5,000-year old royal tomb and jade artefacts found
An impressive discovery has been made in China, where an ancient king's tomb with 350 artefacts dating back 5,000 years has ...
Secrets of massive 2,600-year-old temple emerge from hilltop in Greece. Take a look
A joint team of Greek and Austrian archaeologists unearthed a massive ruined temple on a hill near Samikon in 2021 and identified it as a long-lost sanctuary of Poseidon. After several years of work, ...
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The Ornate Tiara—and Fabulous Fake—That Fooled Even the Louvre
Once a prized Louvre artifact, now the greatest goldsmith fraud in history, the tiara of Saitaphernes toed the line between ...
Construction workers stumble on unopened 2,300-year-old tomb in Malta. See inside
The workers began digging near a hospital in Birkirkara in September to install new water lines. As they dug, the team ...