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Hundreds of faint stripes, dots and wavy lines at Loire valley site were created more than 57,000 years ago, say scientistsHundreds of faint stripes, dots and wavy lines that adorn a cave wall in central France are the oldest known engravings made by N…
Religious site contains burial mound serving as a solar calendar as well as remains of about 60 peopleDutch archaeologists have unearthed an approximately 4,000-year-old religious site – nicknamed the “Stonehenge of the Netherlands” – that includes a b…
Excerpt from the Georgics was carved into vessel used for olive oil 1,800 years agoA tiny fragment of a Roman jar that once held olive oil, produced in what is now southern Spain, has left archaeologists delighted, puzzled and “saucer-eyed” after they …
Ancient sacred complex said to have been where Julius Caesar assassinated in 44BC can be viewed after development projectAn ancient temple complex in the centre of the Italian capital where, according to legend, Julius Caesar was assassinated, was open…
Object from mid-bronze age, in ‘extraordinary’ state of preservation, was found in grave in BavariaA bronze sword more than 3,000 years old , which is so well-preserved that it “almost still shines”, has been unearthed in southern Germany, officials sa…
A MAN incredibly discovered the world’s largest ancient underground city where 20,000 people lived while chasing his chickens.
The unidentified bloke stumbled across the former metropolis while in pursuit of his escaping poultry in his home i…
Metre-long piece of timber was found in trench dug for workshop at property in Boxford, BerkshireIt could easily have gone on to the bonfire or into the skip. But Derek Fawcett decided to take a closer look at the blackened, waterlogged piece of wood f…
Warring factions urged to preserve heritage after video clip appears to show fighters raiding Khartoum museumHeritage officials in Sudan have pleaded with warring factions to preserve tens of thousands of historical artefacts threatened by fighting in …
Traces of Yersinia pestis bacteria were found in teeth of people buried at bronze age sites in Cumbria and SomersetThe oldest evidence for the plague in Britain has been discovered in 4,000-year-old human remains unearthed at bronze age burial sites in…
Separate workshops found at necropolis site were likely used to preserve humans and sacred animals