For over 20 years, archaeologists in Germany thought a 35,000-year-old figurine they found was a horse. Now, they aren't sure whether or not it's a cave lion or cave bear.

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A small brown ivory figurine shaped like a bear or a lion in front of a black background
The Hohle Fels animal figure from left front

Ria Litzenberg, University of Tübingen

An 'exceptional' Roman shipwreck was discovered with hundreds of intact 2,000-year-old jars off the coast of Italy

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An image of a pile Ancient Roman vases at the bottom of the Mediterranean sea.
The Italian Carabinieri discovered the remains of an Ancient Roman cargo ship full of terracotta jars, or "amphorae."

Carabinieri

9 things you think you know about ancient Egyptians that are actually wrong

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A close up of King Tutankhamun's golden mask.
A close up of King Tutankhamun's golden mask at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo after its restoration on December 16, 2015.

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A commuter train excavation near Notre Dame Cathedral has uncovered a 2,000-year-old necropolis containing bodies buried with coins in their mouths and an entire pig skeleton

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Burial from the excavation of Boulevard de Port-Royal in Paris, in 2023. The burials of a large necropolis, located south of Lutèce in the 2nd century AD, have been unearthed. © Nicolas Warmé, Inrap
Burial from the excavation of Boulevard de Port-Royal in Paris, in 2023. The burials of a large necropolis, located south of Lutèce in the 2nd century AD, have been unearthed.

Nicolas Warmé, Inrap

'Dream' hoard of 1000-year-old Viking coins discovered by amateurs on a metal-detector vacation

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Two viking coins from the 900s discovered by amateur archaeologists
Two viking coins from the 900s discovered by amateur archaeologists

North Jutland Museums

Ancient Egyptian zodiac symbols were found in a temple after archaeologists cleared away 2,000 years' worth of grime

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A photomontage shows paintings of a Egyptian sagitarius, a half-horse/half human creature that has wings, surrounded by paintings of constellations. A picture next to it shows a stylised painting of a scorpio surrounded by paintings of stars.
These two ancient Egyptian zodiac signs were uncovered in the Temple of Esna, Egypt.

2,000 mummified ram heads left in honor of Egypt's most powerful pharaoh are found inside an ancient temple

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Some of the 2000 ram heads discovered in Egypt
Some of the 2,000 ram heads discovered in Egypt.

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

A solid gold swastika disc is the oldest-known reference to Odin of Valhalla, the Norse god of war and death, say archaeologists

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Ancient gold disc showing the worlds oldest inscription referring to Norse god Odin
Ancient gold disc showing the worlds oldest inscription referring to Norse god Odin

National Museum of Denmark

A 2,000-year-old mummy was found dumped in the trash in Yemen with its insides ripped out

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The mummy is shown wrapped in animal hide, placed on a white plastic sheet. The body is curled up on itself.
The mummy found in the trash in Yemen.

Yemen General Organization of Antiquities and Museums

Scientists Reveal Genomes of 356 Hunter-Gatherers Who Lived During Last Ice Age

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Researchers scrutinized the genomes of hundreds of Ice Age hunter-gatherers from across Eurasia and found that many people stayed in southern Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum, the coldest part of the last Ice Age.

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