Archaeologists in Israel left red-faced after it transpired that a unique 'ancient' inscription was carved last summer

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The Darius inscription
The Darius inscription, which was announced as inauthentic on Friday

Shai Halevi/ Israel Antiquities Authority

A Peruvian man was found carrying around a 600-year-old mummy in his cooler bag, calling it his 'spiritual girlfriend'. It was male.

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A man in uniform is shown leaning over the delivery bag. The remains are wrapped in a plastic bag, sticking out of the delivery bag.
The mummy is shown in the delivery bag.

Dirreción desconcentrada de cultura de Puno

An elite Bronze Age man who underwent brain surgery 3,500 years ago may have suffered from leprosy, archaeologists believe

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Magnified edges of the trephination, each with a 2 mm scale bar. Images captured with a Leica EZ4D stereo microscope. c: All four edges of the trephination, scale bar is 1 cm. d: Reconstructed location of trephination on head.
Images showing magnified edges of the trephination and the reconstructed location of trephination on head.

Kalisher et al./PLOS ONE Journal

Archeologists in China 'burst into laughter' after unearthing a 2,200-year-old flush toilet

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Architectural site number 3 of ruins of the palace in the city of Yueyang, China.
Archeologists excavated the ruins of the palace in the city of Yueyang and were surprised to find a flush toilet.

Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences press release

A mummy unearthed in Egypt wrapped in 'layers of gold' may be the oldest ever discovered, archeologists said

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A view inside the recently discovered tomb at the Saqqara archaeological site.
A view inside the recently discovered tomb at the Saqqara archaeological site.

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