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Dagmara Socha
After being frozen for 500 years, face of the ‘Ice Maiden’ revealed
In Freising, archaeologists find a man with an iron prosthesis on his arm in a grave. The metal part reveals how advanced medicine was in the 15th century
Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege
Archaeologists in Germany find centuries-old skeleton with prosthetic hand
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Pranab Joshi/Courtesy Itumbaha
How an 11th-century monastery reclaimed artifacts from the US — and discovered a hoard of treasures in the process
A sperm whale brought ashore in the 50's, photo preserved in the Whalers Museum, Lajes do Pico, Pico island, Azores Archipelago, Portugal, 20th century.
V. Giannella/De Agostini/Getty Images
The islands that went from whale hunting to whale watching
The skeleton of a young woman buried with a padlock on her foot and an iron sickle across her neck as a way of allegedly preventing her from rising from the dead, is seen in Pien, Poland.
Nicolas Copernicus University Institute of Archaeology/Handout/Reuters
Polish archaeologists find remains of 17th-century woman and child padlocked in their graves
Large Roman forts discovered by the authors using satellite imagery.
CORONA/Courtesy Jesse Casana/Antiquity Publications Ltd
Spy satellite photos reveal hundreds of long-lost Roman forts, challenging decades-old theory
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National Museums Scotland
Skeletons unearthed in ‘incredibly rare’ 5,000-year-old Scottish tomb
Seaweed farmer Jean-Marie Pedron picks edible seaweed Ao-Nori along a beach of le Croisic, western France on March 17, 2021, following an order from a three stars chef. - In the sea farm "les jardins de la mer", Pedron grows and picks seaweed and wild plants to provide gastronomic restaurants and starred chefs. In the heart of Brittany, a Japanese gastronomy based on traditional products flourishes, AFP reports. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
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How seaweed shaped the past and could shape our future
DTFA4M Homo neanderthalensis, neanderthal man
The Natural History Museum/Alamy Stock Photo
Why do some groups of people today have more Neanderthal DNA than others? A new study offers answers
Early Europeans thrived on seaweed, study of dental plaque reveals
Karen Hardy
A nutrient-rich food that once largely disappeared from Western diets was a staple of early Europeans, study finds
SEARCH's Dr. James Delgado handles a delicate, waterlogged timber recovered from the wreck.
Daniel Fiore/SEARCH, Inc./Florida Department of Transportation
‘An incredible find’: Florida road crews discover 19th-century boat buried in St. Augustine
In Hov, Norway, a total of 35 gold foil figures have been found.
Museum of Cultural History; University of Oslo
5 tiny gold foil figures have been found at a temple in Norway
Earthwork on Amazonian landscape.
Diego Lourenço Gurgel
24 ancient earthworks have been detected in the Amazon. There may be 10,000 more, scientists say
The archaeological site of Pompeii is 'expanding,' with combined tickets to surrounding sites and free shuttles to get there.
Ivan Romano/Getty Images
Ancient Roman site of Pompeii is about to ‘expand’
China's military released a video on its official social media account on National Day, marking the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command/Weibo
Cartoon elves and scrolls visualize Chinese military’s goal of Taiwan ‘reunification’
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