A 'lost valley of cities' built thousands of years ago has been found in the Amazon

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Aerial shot of river in the Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.
Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.

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Archaeologists used Google Earth to help find 3,000 square miles of prehistoric settlements from a new-found civilization in Central Europe

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Farmland seen from above with faint whitish circles representing the Tisza Site Group settlements
Google Earth images helped researchers spot the Tisza Site Group settlements.

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Archaeologists unearth remains of 1,300-year-old ship at Norwegian burial mound suggesting maritime exploration dates back further than previously thought

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Archeaologists uncovered the remains of a pre-Viking age ship at the Herlaugshaugen burial ground this summer.

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A 15-year-old medieval girl was buried face down with her ankles possibly tied together to stop her from returning from the dead, researchers say

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The remains of a ninth-century Medieval girl were found buried face-down in England.
Archeologists unearthed the remains of a 15-year-old girl in a Medieval settlement near Conington, Cambridgeshire several years ago.

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9 techniques villagers used starting in the 14th century to bury people they feared were 'vampires' to keep them from coming back from the dead

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Female "vampire" with protruding tooth and a sickle across her neck.

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From the Sphinx to the Terracotta Army, photos show 10 historical sites when they were discovered and after they were excavated

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One of the heads of the Pharaoh RAMSES II being carried by cranes to the temple's new site
One of the heads of the Pharaoh RAMSES II being carried by cranes to the temple's new site

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1,000-year-old Mayan 'scoreboard' for ancient soccer-like game discovered in Mexico

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A worker shows a circular-shaped Mayan scoreboard used for a ball game found at Chichen Itza's archaeological site during a news conference, in Merida, Mexico April 11, 2023.
A worker shows a circular-shaped Mayan scoreboard used for a ball game found at Chichen Itza's archaeological site during a news conference, in Merida, Mexico April 11, 2023.

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11 ancient sites that are mysteriously aligned with the sun on the equinox, in photos

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A photo montage shows a variety of sites where the equinox has been celebrated throughout the years.
From top left clockwise, Teotihuacán in Mexico, Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the Great Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt and the Knowth Neolithic passage grave in Ireland.

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Roman 'shrine' discovered in cathedral graveyard could be a sacrifice site linked to fertility and mystery cults, say archaeologists

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The Roman altar stone found during archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral.
The Roman altar stone found during archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral.

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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

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