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After 3.300 years, King Tut’s coffin leaves his tomb for the first time ever

"The coffin is in a very bad condition, very deteriorated. We found many cracks, we found many missing parts, missing layers"

Roman leather toy mouse found in Vindolanda “bag of scraps”

The bag of scrap leather in which it was hidden inside was uncovered in 1993 during an excavation of a room

Italy opens ancient Greek site as lockdown eases

The post-lockdown phase with fewer visitors to the three remarkably well-preserved temples in the Doric order should be seen as an opportunity

Hidden text found in Dead Sea Scroll fragments in British library

The famous scrolls were uncovered near the Dead Sea between 1946 and 1956

New evidence that grandmothers were crucial for human evolution

A computer simulation supports the idea that grandmothers helped our species evolve social skills and longer lives

Scotland: “Mind-blowing” ancient settlement found on hilltop

It was previously thought that settlements of that size did not appear until about the 12th century...

Rare aerial photo of Stonehenge shows how iconic monument was slotted together with holes “like early Lego”

Stonehenge, located near Amesbury, Wilts., is estimated to have been built around 3.000 BC

Mummy burial of Egyptian Priests found together with Afterlife “Servants”

The coffins that have been opened have undisturbed mummies with complete wrappings

Stunning 700-year-old giant cave used by Knights Templar found behind a rabbit hole (photos)

The cave was used by the medieval religious order & these stunning images were captured by photographer Michael Scott

A secret tunnel found in Mexico may finally solve the Mysteries of Teotihuacan

The chance discovery beneath a nearly 2.000-year-old pyramid leads to the heart of a lost civilization

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