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Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia, with last meal still intact
Paleontologists in Australia discovered a remarkably preserved fish species, revealing its last meal and offering new insights into the region’s historic ecosystem.

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (515009di) The skull of a newly discovered species of human - Homo Floresiensis. Believed to be living 18,000 years ago, barely a metre tall with a skull the size of a grapefruit. The partial skeleton was discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores - 27 Oct 2004 VARIOUS
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Sue the T. rex strikes a pose in its old location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. (Antonio Perez /Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Babylonian clay model showing a nude couple engaged in kissing. Date: 1800 BC
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Glasshouse Images/Shutterstock (13098717a) Mummy of Tutmes II (Thutmose II), Illustration from the Book, "From Pharaoh to Fellah" by C.F. Moberly Bell with Illustrations by Georges Montbard, engraved by Charles Barbant, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., London, 1888 Various
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Tomb of ancient Egyptian king unearthed in ‘remarkable’ discovery
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An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct. A fossil could offer clues
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Early Europeans may have eaten their enemies’ brains, archaeologists say
Remains of the first Roman Basilica have been found in London. The site is believed to be the location of the Tribunal, where officials would have made important decision regarding Roman London.
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Roman basilica remains uncovered in office block basement
PHerc.172, showing the word disgust
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In a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold Godwinson (the future King Harold II) confers with King Edward the Confessor (c.1003 - 1066) before sailing from Bosham, 1064. The tapestry is housed in the town of Bayeux in Normandy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
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Buried in more than 270,000 beads, grave reveals women’s power 5,000 years ago
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Puzzling fossils unearthed in China may rewrite the human story
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A silver amulet discovered in Germany sheds new light on the spread of Christianity during the late Roman period.
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WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07: The ancient neolithic monument of Stonehenge near Amesbury is viewed from a hot air ballon on September 7, 2016 in Wiltshire, England. To mark the 30th anniversary of Stonehenge becoming a World Heritage Site, English Heritage has launched a competition offering members of the public the chance of a hot balloon ride which allows the chance to see a unique view of Stonehenge within in a wider prehistoric landscape but also the see the recent changes to its setting in recent years including the removal of the A344 and the old car park. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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Scientists think they know why Stonehenge was rebuilt thousands of years ago
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