Archaeologists found a skeleton with a prosthetic hand that could be nearly 600 years old

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A skeleton buried with a prosthetic hand.
The skeleton was found buried with a prosthetic metal hand.

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A tumor with teeth was found in the pelvis of an ancient Egyptian woman, along with a ring to protect her from pain

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A picture shows ancient tissue with two teeth sticking out of it, next to a ruler placed for scale.
An ancient tumor was uncovered in an Egyptian burial site.

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Experience the Magnificence of Ancient Rome on a Two-Hour Journey Through Time

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A new 3D tour of ancient Rome allows you to explore the imperial city as it appeared in the 4th century CE. The tour, produced by the education technology company Flyover Zone, is the fourth iteration of the 3D model.

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Mummified baboons found in Egypt have puzzled scientists for 118 years. Now we finally might know how they got there and why.

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The skull of a mummified baboon preserved and held by the British Museum
Specimen EA 6738, held by the British Museum: Skull of a mummified baboon recovered from Thebes, Egypt and connected isotopically to Eritrea/Ethiopia/Somalia.

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A drought in the Amazon uncovered ancient, eerie face carvings that look like emojis

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A picture shows three engravings in dark rock. These seem to depict faces with the following expressions left to right: confounded, smiling, screaming.
Three pictures side-by-side show ancient engravings found under the Negro river in Manaus, Brazil.

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A mysterious 4,000-year-old slab may be a treasure map that could point the way to long-lost Bronze Age riches

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A picture shows the engravings on the slab dots and cups carved in the rock are tied together by lines.
The Saint-Bélec slab was long a mysterious set of engravings, but scientists now think it's a map that could point to long-lost archaeological sites.

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An 11,000-year-old statue of a man holding his penis could reveal secrets about a mysterious Neolithic culture

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A picture shows a statue of a man, with ribs visibly apparent, who hands are placed near his erect penis.
A photograph taken at the archaeological site of Karahantepe in Sanliurfa, southeastern Turkey on October 9, 2023, shows a newly found 2.3-meter high human statue

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20,000-year-old footprints show humans have been in the Americas longer than previously thought, scientists say

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Human footprints in brownish-white ground at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Footprints found in White Sands National Park may show that humans were in what is now New Mexico over 20,000 years ago.

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Ancient people may have used human skulls for cups and other body parts for tools, according to a burial site in Spain

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The opening of Cueva de los Marmoles in Spain, which is dark inside and shows greenery and rocks outside
The opening to Cueva de los Marmoles, where many prehistoric people buried their dead for millennia.

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Sunken ancient temples were found in a mysterious underwater city, with Egyptian and Greek treasures

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Images show Grecian artefacts buried in mud underwater on the left, and gold Egyptian artefacts on the right.
Side-by-side images show ancient artifact found in the mud in the Thonis-Heracleion site in the Aboukir Bay in Egypt.

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