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Temple ruins on uninhabited Greek island reveal 2,400-year-old statues (photos)

Excavations at the site began in 2001 and have uncovered ruins dating from the Iron Age to the eighth century A.D.

Modern Polynesians recreate ancient voyage with no tech (video)

The Polynesian canoe, Hokulea, embraces the absence of modern technology, its construction devoid of metal, held together solely by lashings & rope

5,500-Year-Old City Gate Uncovered in Israel

The gate consists of a 5,500-year-old passageway made of large, imported stones and thousands of mud bricks

2,000-Year-Old Synagogue Discovered Near the Black Sea at ancient Greek city of Phanagoria

The synagogue is thought to have been in use for some 500 years

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

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