In 2022, a few small holes spontaneously opened in a field near the Monterozzi necropolis in Tarquinia, Italy — leading ...

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The artifacts, which included amulets and a sculpture, smelled like earth when they spilled out of his suitcases, according ...

Stunning Discoveries at the Monterozzi Necropolis Provide New Insights into Etruscan Culture Archaeologists in Tarquinia ... trove of wall paintings—a rare find that had been carefully hidden for ...

The team headed to Harvard University’s Peabody Museum in Cambridge, where they were granted permission to collect the yeast and bacteria that was hibernating in the pores of the museum’s ancient ...

This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...

For years, Tenea was just a name in ancient Greek texts. It was said to have been founded by Trojan prisoners after the Trojan War, yet no physical evidence had ever confirmed its existence. That is, ...

Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that date back to as far as 1.5 million years ago. The ancient lake that has long been home to all of these hand axes offers a peak into the ...

Child: The ancient Egyptian civilisation began 5,000 years ago and lasted 3,000 years! It was located along the River Nile in north-east Africa. I better write this down! Oh! I’ve lost my pen.

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...

Perched on a private spit above Punta Caiega, on the Gulf of Portofino, between the Ligurian coastal hamlets of Paraggi and Portofino, this masterfully restored family palazzo offers a panoramic ...