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Metal detectorist unearths ancient ring “hidden by the Sheriff of Nottingham” & bearing mystery message “I Meane Ryght”

The ring, dating back to circa 1560, was a popular 16th century love token

Ötzi the Iceman’s true appearance revealed by new DNA analysis

A new study of ancient DNA extracted from Ötzi’s pelvis suggests he still has some secrets to give up

British Museum: Employee stole antiquities – Questions about the security of the Parthenon Sculptures

Perpetrator was fired - Gold, jewellery, precious and semi-precious stones among "disappeared" items - Some were stolen, some were damaged

The adventurer who claimed he found the Ark of the Covenant

Possible locations of the Ark of the Covenant

Israeli swimmer finds 2,500-year-old Magic Disc in the Mediterranean Sea

The Magic Disc was once used as a Talisman against the evil eye

“Astonishing” number of wine glasses unearthed at mysterious ancient city in Albania

“We have discovered a unique building,” Dyczek said. He identified the building as a prytaneion, an ancient Greek structure where government officials met

Ancient Theater Discovered in Rome near St. Peter’s Square

The remains include part of a hemicycle-shaped seating section, marble columns, decorative stucco pieces bearing gold leaf

Researchers Return to Greece’s Antikythera Shipwreck (photos)

The data from this year’s work will be added to all known data from previous excavations dating back to 1900 to create a 3-D model of the site

Scientists just discovered a complex Maya city buried deep in the jungle

The ancient town comes with pyramids, buildings, stone columns, and a ball field

Elite Bronze Age tombs laden with gold & precious stones are “among the richest ever found in the Mediterranean”

The obvious wealth of the tombs was based on the local production of copper, which was in great demand at the time to make bronze

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