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The truth behind embracing figures found in ancient Pompeii
A three-dimensional reconstruction of Zosia's face, a woman buried as a vampire, is pictured, in this undated handout photo taken in Stockholm, Sweden. Oscar Nilsson - Project Pien/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
Oscar Nilsson/Project Pien/Handout/Reuters
Researchers are learning more about ‘Zosia,’ the 17th century ‘vampire’ buried with a blade over her neck
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Archaeological Park of Pompeii
DNA analysis upends long-held assumptions about Pompeii victims’ final moments
Ancient buildings and landscape modifications (including public plazas, agricultural terraces, and field walls) blanket uplands, while low-lying areas that flood seasonally were mostly unmodified save for the construction of reservoirs.
Courtesy Luke Auld-Thomas
Lost Maya city discovered in Mexico
The wreckage of the Mary Rose at The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, England.
The Mary Rose Trust
A Tudor warship sank nearly 500 years ago. The bones of its crew reveal what life was like
The United States’ oldest surviving tombstone from 17th century Jamestown has been identified as black limestone originally from Europe.
Courtesy Marcus Key, Dickinson College Geosciences Professor
Scientists find new piece in puzzle of America’s oldest tombstone
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Åge Hojem NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet
Scientists say skeletal remains found in castle well belong to figure from 800-year-old saga
A tiny house adorned with erotic frescoes has been uncovered at the Italian archeological site of Pompeii.
Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Tiny house with elaborate – and erotic – frescoes unearthed at Pompeii
Using drone-borne light detection and ranging equipment, archaeologists have mapped two abandoned cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan.
Michael Frachetti
Lost Silk Road cities mapped using remote sensing
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Courtesy of Polish Police
Polish police investigating after treasure trove of Bronze Age artifacts mysteriously surfaces
Contents of a century old time capsule buried within the National WWI Museum in Kansas City are seen on October 16, 2024.
KCTV
100-year-old artifacts kept inside Kansas City time capsule are revealed at World War I museum
Pharaonic statues are displayed at the Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum during a partial trial in Giza, Egypt, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
Long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum opens for trial run
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Discovery’s Expedition Unknown
Secret tomb found under ‘Indiana Jones’ filming location in Petra
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Falklands Heritage Maritime Trust/National Geographic
See individual artifacts on the deck of sunken Antarctic ship HMS Endurance
2C9JNYC James Fitzjames.
Alamy Stock Photo
‘It went horribly wrong’: DNA analysis sheds light on lost Arctic expedition’s grisly end
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Guy Eisner
Scientists grow mystery tree from 1,000-year-old seed