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Scientists realize 'Viking' shipwreck is something else entirely
A more than 500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sweden isn't a Viking vessel after all, scientists have found.
2,400-year-old puppets with 'dramatic facial expression' discovered atop pyramid in El Salvador
These striking puppets suggest that Indigenous people in what is now El Salvador had rituals that were more connected to the rest of Central American culture than previously thought.
Hoard of silver Roman coins found in UK — and some date to reign of Marcus Aurelius
The silver coins were minted over a period of more than 200 years, suggesting that Roman currency at this time was relatively stable.
'Extraordinary' timber circle discovered in Denmark is roughly the same age as Stonehenge
Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered the remains of a large timber circle that may be contemporaneous with England's Woodhenge and Stonehenge.
1,500-year-old skeleton found in chains in Jerusalem was a female 'extreme ascetic'
Archaeologists were surprised that the skeleton of a person wrapped in heavy chains was female.
Yup'ik masks: Carvings depicting distorted spirits' faces dreamed up by shamans in Alaska
These masks, known for their distortion and asymmetry, are one of the oldest kinds of art in southwest Alaska.
When did modern humans reach each of the 7 continents?
Ideas about the global dispersal of Homo sapiens have changed over time.
Fortifications older than the Great Wall of China discovered in Chinese mountain pass
A 2,800-year-old fortified wall has been found in a narrow mountain pass in China.
