13,000 Years Ago, a Long-Lost Civilization Built Megalithic Temples
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Around 13,000 years ago, before the invention of technologies such as the wheel, the pulley, pottery, and metallurgy, and even…
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Mysterious 10,000-Year-Old Ancient Figurines Baffle Experts
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Archaeologists have discovered a series of strange Neolithic figurines that date back to around 10,000 years ago while excavating several…
Vast 4,500-Year-Old Stone Monument Found Near Stonehenge Baffles Experts
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A group of archaeologists has discovered an ancient monument believed to date back around 4,500 years, not far from Stonehenge,…
This 13,000-Year-Old Bird Statue is One of the Oldest Pieces of 3D Art
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A 13,000-year-old statue discovered in China is now regarded as the oldest statue ever discovered in the Asian country to…
How Ancient DNA Sheds Light On the Origin of the Biblical Canaanite Civilization
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A comprehensive study of ancient DNA offers an intriguing window into the past, illuminating the heritage of the Canaanites, an…
5 Facts and 5 Stunning Images of 12,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Göbekli Tepe
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Some 12,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age, a mysterious people in present-day Turkey built a never-before-seen temple. Using…
Oldest Connection Between Native Americans and Siberia
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With the help of human population genetics, ancient pathogen genomics, and isotope analysis, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for…
Ancient Site That Predates The Pyramids Was Built With Advanced Forms of Geometry
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The builders of Göbekli Tepe possessed profound knowledge of geometry, which was used to build the ancient site using multi-ton…
Researchers Find Evidence Of Sophisticated Brain Surgery 1,700 Years Ago
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A complex form of brain surgery has been discovered in skeletal remains found by archaeologists at the burial site of…
The Worlds Oldest Temple Predates The Egyptian Pyramids by At Least 7,300 Years
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Around 12,000 Years ago, a mysterious people in what is now Turkey erected multi-ton stones into intricate circles forming what…
The Oldest Defensive Wall on Earth Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid by 5,300 Years
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Archeological excavations have shown that the earliest wall on the planet’s surface dates back to around 8,000 BC. Around 10,000…
7,000-Year-Old Wooden Construction is Oldest on Earth
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Researchers have discovered what is now considered the oldest known wooden construction on the planet’s surface, an ancient well thought…
Oldest Megalithic Stone Tower On Earth Predates First Egyptian Pyramid by 8,300 Years
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An ancient site located in northern Syria is one of the rare sites which dates to the Younger Dryas period….
3 Stumping Archaeological Enigmas of Ancient Greece
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Ancient Greece is generally acknowledged as the seminal culture that served as the basis for Western civilization. Greece’s culture had…
Underwater Stonehenge That Predates the Pyramids Confirmed in Switzerland
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One hundred seventy cairns totaling nearly 17,700 cubic feet—500 cubic meters—of stones were intricately placed by humans more than 5,500…
Scientists Reveal: Mysterious Ancient Elongated Skulls Discovered in Croatia
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A recently published study has revealed new clues about three ancient, skulls discovered in Croatia, two of which were extremely…
The Great Pyramid of Giza as a Supermassive “Cosmic Engine”
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Egypt was a cradle of civilization, allowing the same basic culture and language to prosper for nearly 3,000 years. Even…
The “Civilization” That Gave Rise to Ancient Egypt Found by Archaeologists
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Archaeologists have excavated six ancient sites dating back to a time of pre-Pharaonic times in Egypt. The discoveries have allowed…
3 Puzzling Ancient Standing Stone Monuments on Earth
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What are some of the most puzzling ancient standing stone monuments on Earth? Let us take a look. The word…
3 Most Puzzling Ancient Megaliths in the World
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There are countless megaliths scattered across the globe. The word megalith originates from two ancient Greek words: Megas, Great, and…
These Are the 6 Most Ancient Maps Ever Found
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Ever since humans became aware of their surroundings, they started etching the very first maps in stone. Knowing where we…
5 Baffling Discoveries Made Beneath Egypt’s Golden Sands
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The Ancient Egyptian civilization rightfully holds a place in the list of the most advanced, sophisticated, and developed civilizations of…