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Matías Zibell – BBC News Mundo posted on 21/01/2023 14:38 Tutankhamun’s death mask. He died at the age of 19 – (credit: Getty Images) Getty Images The names of some ancient Egyptian pharaohs have come down to our days thanks to the pyramids — like Cheops — or their …

An article published in scientific journal Scientific Reports revealed a new species of sea turtle discovered in Spain. The species is an animal that lived more than 72.1 million years ago. Fossils of the animal were excavated by archaeologists between 2016 and 2021 and suggest that the tortoise could have …

A wooden vessel built at the time of the Roman Empire was found by researchers in the sea off Croatia. The discovery, made by archaeologists from the coastal city of Zadar, was announced by the municipality’s International Center for Underwater Archeology. Dating back over 2,000 years, the boat is approximately …

During excavations in the Swedish locality of Ysby, archaeologists made a major discovery that dates back to the time of the Vikings. They found a kind of amulet in the shape of the “hammer of Thor”, the Norse god of thunder. The artifact is believed to be dated to sometime …

British archaeologists have found the remains of at least 240 people, including children, below an old department store in the city of Haverfordwestin the county of Pembrokeshireat the Wales. According to the researchers, the bones indicate the presence of an old medieval cemetery at the site and may be related …

posted on 09/29/2022 15:50 / updated on 09/29/2022 15:50 (credit: HANDOUT / PROGRAM ARCHEOLOGICO HUANCHACO / AFP) The graves of 76 children sacrificed around a thousand years ago in religious rituals were found by archaeologists excavating at a pre-Hispanic sanctuary on the northern coast of Peru. “We found 76 …

Salman al-Nabahin said he and his son were digging the ground when they dug up the relic. Later, they discovered several more sections depicting colorful animals and birds. Experts consider it one of the greatest archaeological treasures ever found in Gaza. Nabahin told Reuters news agency that he realized the …

Excavations carried out in the backyard of a house in the quiet town of Pombal, in central Portugal, may have revealed one of the largest dinosaur fossils ever found in Europe. A team of Portuguese and Spanish paleontologists has recovered part of an exceptionally large skeleton of a sauropod: a …

Excavations carried out in the backyard of a house in the quiet town of Pombal, in central Portugal, may have revealed one of the largest dinosaur fossils ever found in Europe. A team of Portuguese and Spanish paleontologists has recovered part of an exceptionally large skeleton of a sauropod: a …

Legend has it that Hercules had to complete 12 heroic labors to be absolved of guilt and become immortal. A recent discovery picks up the story long after the point at which accounts of Greek and Roman antiquity concluded, to tell us a new version of his afterlife. A statue …