Child remains found at ancient sacrifice altar hidden in national park
The remains of three children were found at the altar in Tikal National Park in Guatemala
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Archaeologists make breakthrough as life-size sculptures discovered in Pompeii tomb
New discoveries are overturning the assumptions that used to be made about a woman’s place in society, writes Emily Hauser
‘Peering into the eyes of the past’: reconstruction reveals face of woman who lived before Trojan war
Digital technology reveals ‘incredibly modern’ royal who lived 3,500 years ago in kingdom associated with Helen of TroyShe lived 3,500 years ago – but facial reconstruction technology has brought a woman from late bronze age Mycenae back to life.The wo…
Chilling mass grave of ‘victims of execution’ unearthed at train station with dozens of skeletons bound at feet & hands
CONSTRUCTION workers got a shock when they started pulling body parts from the ground – and realised they had stumbled across a mass grave.
The site was littered with skeletons that had been bound and shackled, leading experts to bel…
Roman-era battlefield mass grave discovered under Vienna football pitch
Archaeologists say ‘catastrophic military event’ took place at site where 129 bodies have been found so farAs construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a football pitch in Vienna last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: a heap of in…
Hidden PYRAMID buried for 2,000 years alongside hoards of treasure is found by accident – & no one knows why it’s there
A HIDDEN pyramid buried for 2,200 years has been unearthed alongside hoards of treasure.
While attempting to document and preserve sites once threatened by looting and illegal excavations, archaeologists made a shocking discovery.
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Two near lifesize sculptures found during excavations of Pompeii tomb
The detailed relics were found in a necropolis and experts believe the woman depicted could have been an important priestessTwo almost lifesize sculptures of a man and woman, who was believed to have been a priestess, have been found during the excavat…
True face of ‘alien’ reconstructed by scientists after bizarre 1,500-year-old elongated skull found buried in village
TOP scientists have finally recreated the face behind a 1,500-year-old “alien skull” discovered more than 50 years ago in Switzerland.
Found in the 1970s in the village of Dully, the unique-looking skull stood out for its elongated shape,…
New images reveal extent of looting at Sudan’s national museum as rooms stripped of treasures
Only a few statues remain, with thousands of priceless artefacts from Nubian and Kushite kingdoms missingVideos of Sudan’s national museum showing empty rooms, piles of rubble and broken artefacts posted on social media after the Sudanese army recaptur…
Mystery massive royal tomb of Pharaoh unearthed after 3,600 years in Egypt – and no one knows who the fallen king was
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered a huge tomb belonging to one of ancient Egypt’s earliest pharaohs.
But with no mummy left inside the identity of the fallen king remains a mystery.
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