UN Rejects Stonehenge as ‘Site in Danger,’ Outraging Conservationists

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An image of Stonehenge

Dazzling Carvings of Egyptian Pharaohs Found in the River Nile

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Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and carvings in the Nile.

Excavators studying ancient Egyptian tombs discovered that even the ultra-wealthy suffered from disease and malnutrition

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An empty tomb with some construction markers in Aswan, Egypt
A joint mission of the University of Milan and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has been studying tombs in Aswan, Egypt for several years, learning much about how the people lived and died.

Mission of the University of Milan and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (EIMAWA)

Wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance to Receive Special Protections

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The stern of the wreck of Endurance.

Photos show the mysterious ancient objects that mountaineers are finding on the Alps' melting glaciers

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archaeologist in yellow shirt holds ancient rusty horseshoe in plastic bag beside a cart with a grey bin holding a large black trashbag in a large basement storage room
Romain Andenmatten shows a horseshoe found on a melting glacier.

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Archaeologists found a secret chamber at the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza, and they have no idea what it is

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The Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt near another pyramid and cemetery
Archaeologists used radar and other methods to find an underground structure near the pyramids and cemeteries in Giza, Egypt.

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22,000-year-old artifacts could rewrite ancient human history in North America

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One of the tools Darrin Lowery found on Parsons Island.

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A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.

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Pierre-Yves Nicod holds the mystery traveler's 400-year-old shoe.

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Amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided object from the Roman Empire that experts can't explain

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A metal dodecahedron with circles on each of its 12 sides and knobs covering it on display in glass case
The Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group found an ancient Roman dodecahedron in the Midlands of England.

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Stone Age skeletons show women were likely sacrificed in Mafia-style killings, say archaeologists

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Pit 69
The second victim likely died as a result of self-strangulation

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