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2,700-year-old archaeological site in Jordan may be a biblical place visited by King David
By Owen Jarus published
Researchers think they have identified a biblical site known as Mahanaim, along with a residence that may have been used by the kings of Israel.
'Huge fortune' from the 1600s, including gold and silver coins, found in German church where Martin Luther preached
By Laura Geggel published
Four bags of money hidden around 1640 and worth "much more than a craftsman could earn in a year" have been found inside a statue at a Gothic church in Germany.
4,100-year-old tomb of doctor who treated pharaohs discovered at Saqqara
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists working at the site of Saqqara have discovered a 4,100-year-old tomb that held the burial of a doctor.
2,000-year-old painted penis bone found in quarry shaft from Roman Britain
By Kristina Killgrove published
A canine baculum (penis bone) covered in red ochre may be from a long-lost Romano-British ritual.
Dancing dwarf: A 2,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of a godlike man with a muscular 6-pack
By Kristina Killgrove published
This marble statuette is emblematic of Ptolemaic-era art: a mishmash of styles with a decidedly Egyptian twist.
Roman Empire grew after catastrophic volcanic eruption, study finds
By Lev Cosijns, Haggai Olshanetsky published
Research shows that A.D. 536 was not the worst year to be alive.
2,100-year-old coin hoard dating to dynasty of Jewish kings discovered in Jordan Valley
By Owen Jarus published
A coin hoard dating back about 2,100 years, during the time of the Jewish Hasmonean kings, has been discovered at a site in the Jordan Valley.
1,500 ancient European genomes reveal previously hidden waves of migration, study finds
By Kristina Killgrove published
Researchers developed a more precise method of understanding ancestry from ancient DNA and used it to identify previously unknown waves of migration.
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