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TAKASHIMA ISLAND, JAPAN—The Mainichi reports that another thirteenth-century shipwreck has been discovered off Takashima Island, […] The post Playing Cards Found in Mongol Invasion Shipwreck Off Japan appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
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In June 1934 a trunk at Brighton station held the remains of a young woman who has never been identified. The hunt for her killer led police to Violette Kaye's body at Kemp Street. Her partner was acquitted, and 42 years later he told a…
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Prior to the discovery, rock art in northeastern Spain was "very scarce," one archaeologist says. The drawings show dozens of animals, as well as more abstract shapes, which are distinct from other Paleolithic styles
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BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by Bournemouth University, Iron Age British ruler Verica was […] The post Researcher Argues Famous British Iron Age King Was Really a Queen appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
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ANDES MOUNTAINS, SOUTH AMERICA—The capacocha was one of the most sacred religious rituals in the […] The post Sacrificed Inca Children Were Given Drugs, Alcohol Prior to Death appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
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Cracks along a giant Martian volcano, possibly above a magma chamber, might be spewing magmatic gases into the atmosphere, according to a new study. The fissures might host environments akin to Earth's hydrothermal vents, where life on…
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Sitting upon one of the hills in Ras Al Khaimah, Al Qasimi Palace, also known as Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (the Haunted Palace), is one of the UAE's most fascinating landmarks. Commissioned by the late Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Qasimi,…
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A stunning fossil owl from Germany that has its last meal preserved in its stomach helped researchers to narrow down the time when these birds mostly became active at night.
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For more than a century a 25 kilometer island called Sandy Island sat in the Coral Sea on charts, atlases and Google Earth. In 2012 an Australian research ship passed the spot and found water more than 1,400 meters deep. Here is how a…
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While restoring the Sistine Chapel, researchers discovered wavy groupings of brushstrokes which indicated that the artist used the special brushes to create a distinct crosshatching pattern
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Thanks to Paul O. for becoming a Knight of the Daily Grail by supporting us! Quote of the Day Cowboys don’t lie. We might stretch the truth once in a while… Clint Patterson The post News Briefs 06-11-2026 appeared first on The Daily Grail.
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The vehicle is so secretive and mysterious that the space agency could only provide a vague AI-generated image of it. Described as being a "new beginn...
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Organizers like Judy Heumann pressured officials to implement the first federal legislation protecting disabled Americans from civil rights violations. "Being Heumann," a new film by director Siân Heder, dramatizes the 26-day demonstration
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Don’t think of all Mesozoic mammals as meek and tiny—alongside the terrible lizards, some were giants in their own right
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Using machine learning, astronomers developed a new way of looking at James Webb telescope data that allows far-off planets to emerge from their stars' glare.
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A unique gold bear ornament has been discovered in a burial mound in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from the Saka period, dating back to the 4th or 3rd centuries B.C. “The sculptural bear figurine is unique in the context of Kazakhstan. No…
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Seeds found in an ancient grave and chemical compounds discovered in mummy hair have revealed people got high on marijuana 2,800 years ago.
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Researchers used CT scans to crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in Wales with the Ann Francis treasure hoard.
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CHAMPIGNY, FRANCE—La Brújula Verde reports that a 6,500-year-old cemetery has been discovered in northern France […] The post Neolithic Cemetery Excavated Near Paris appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
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A high-status burial surprised archaeologists when they discovered leprosy in a man's bones from the fifth century.
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