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Scientific American7h
4,800-Year-Old Teeth Yield First Human Genome from Ancient Egypt
Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...
Smithsonian Magazine7h
Four Bewildering Bronze Lions’ Heads With Slightly Different Facial Expressions Found in Ancient Roman Grave in Israel
Similar examples of ancient lion artifacts appear to have been used as door knockers. But the newly discovered discs may have ...
Live Science1d
8 ancient Roman shoes of 'exceptional size' discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall
Archaeologists excavating a Roman-era fort in northern England have unearthed several enormous ancient leather soles that ...
Archaeologists find 14th-century Hebrew tablets in Sant Joan Sescloses chapel steps
Recent excavations at the chapel of Sant Joan Sescloses, located in Vilanova de la Muga (Peralada), uncovered three ancient ...
Live Science3d
'Puzzling' bronze discs adorned with lion heads discovered in Roman-era grave
The bronze artifacts may have served as coffin handles for a burial in what is now Israel, but the true nature of the find ...
History with Kayleigh on MSN5d
Book Of The Dead Spells Found On Papyrus, 54 Sarcophagi & Ancient Temple Discovered. Saqqara Egypt
Saqqara reveals more of its hidden secrets with the unveiling of a trove of treasures found on January 17th, including ...
Ancient Origins5d
'Baths, Wine, and Sex Make Life Worth Living': Roman Baths Served as Key Social Centers
By Peter Edwell for The ConversationStanding in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago.