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Testimony to Egyptian creation myth? New research in Luxor’s Karnak Temple
Findings indicate Karnak Temple's origins date to the Old Kingdom (2591–2152 BCE), showing the site's first permanent settlement occurred during this period.
Historic Loss: Bronze Age Gold Taken in St Fagans Break-In
Groundbreaking discovery: Karahan Tepe reveals 12,000-year-old human face
CT scans unveil faces of Colombian Andes mummies long sealed by death masks
Hidden basement cache reveals 1.5-ton haul of lost yeshiva of the sages of Lublin books in Warsaw
The researchers removed about 40 to 50 sacks—roughly 1.5 tons—from a locked basement near the Nożyk Synagogue.
Ancient microbes from Alaska permafrost awaken after 40,000 years
The Colorado Boulder team says the thawed bacteria spend months in a sleepy state before multiplying rapidly, forming visible biofilms and releasing greenhouse gases.
From crossbow bolts to 13th-century sandals: The trove found in vulture nests
Among the 2,483 objects recovered, researchers catalogued 226 human made artifacts including a thirteenth century esparto sandal, a crossbow arrow and a 630 year old piece of decorated leather.
Divers recover 1,000+ silver reales and 5 gold escudos from 1715 Spanish treasure fleet off Florida
Queens Jewels, the firm with exclusive salvage rights, values the well-preserved haul at about one million dollars and calls it the site’s largest coin find since 1990.
Maria Branyas Morera, 117, shares youthful gut microbiome linked to yogurt & Mediterranean diet
A study in Cell Reports Medicine found her intestine strikingly rich in Bifidobacterium and biologically as young as that of a middle-aged adult.
Photos from 1938 reveal strong clue to Amelia Earhart plane on Nikumaroro island
A fifteen member team from Purdue University and the Archeological Legacy Institute departs november 4 to probe the Taria object believed to be Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E.
Amenhotep III tomb in Luxor reopens after twenty-year restoration
Looted since 1799, the 3,000-year-old tomb now shows restored 18th dynasty murals, new lighting, and safer stairs, thanks to UNESCO and Japanese experts.
WWII Jewish American spies’ gear found in Tyrolean glacier after missions in Nazi Europe
Historian Edith Hessenberger: "by now we are 100 percent sure that the objects belonged to the three men of Operation Greenup".
Ancient ‘Messi’ 40-inch limestone shows nobleman, wife, and goose-toting daughter
“I found the statue hidden under the sand, and nearby was a false door inscribed with the name ‘Messi,’” said Zahi Hawass.
Stone age site in Germany yields Europe's oldest blue pigment, rewriting prehistoric art palette
The discovery changes everything we thought we knew about Palaeolithic pigment use in Europe, said archaeologist Wisher.
2,000-year-old Roman cargo ship with olive and fruit remains found in Croatia's Barbir Bay
The 12.5 meter wreck, excavated over four years, will be digitally mapped with photogrammetry before being reburied in the sand that protected it for two millennia.
