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A pile of bones in the dirt

Rare pre-Inca burials of 4 people found at 'water cult' temple in Peru

By Owen Jarus published

Archaeologists have found the skeletal remains of four people — two children, a teenager and an adult — at a site in Peru that predates the Incas.

Archaeology
We see a bird's-eye view of a long broke military ship floating at the end of a dock on a beach.

Mayday! 22 mysterious shipwrecks you can see on Google Earth

By Laura Geggel last updated

Google Earth has captured images of rotting and rusting hulls that are wasting away in shallow waters the world over.

Archaeology
Seven silver bracelets from the Viking Age

'Spectacular silver treasure' from Viking Age unearthed by college student on farm in Denmark

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

A metal detectorist found more than a half dozen pieces of silver jewelry while exploring farmland in Denmark.

Vikings
A hand holds a small compass

16th-century compass unearthed in Poland may have belonged to Copernicus

By Margherita Bassi published

The 500-year-old compass is a two-pronged metal device that scientists used for precise measurements in cartography, geometry and astronomy.

Archaeology
A monument built of rocks

Arthur's Stone: A 5,700-year-old monument in England linked to the legend of King Arthur

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

The large stone table is considered one of the most recognizable Neolithic monuments in England.

Archaeology
A sonar-generated image showing the shape of a ship along the ocean floor

3 shipwrecks from 'forgotten battle' of World War II discovered off remote Alaskan island

By Tom Metcalfe published

This is the first time that wrecks from the almost-overlooked conflict in WWII have been studied scientifically.

Archaeology
A prehistoric man bites into a hunk of cooked meat

When did humans start cooking food?

By Ashley Hamer published

When did humans first roast food over a fire? Archaeology and biology can shed light on this mystery.

Archaeology
A mummified crocodile in a CT scanner

Last meal of crocodile mummified in ancient Egypt revealed in CT scans 3,000 years later

By Lidija M. Mcknight published

Ancient Egyptians
a skeleton in prone position on the ground

Pompeii victims died in 'extreme agony,' 2 newfound skeletons reveal

By Kristel Tjandra published

Archaeologists have found the skeletons of a man and a woman, along with their valuables, in a room in Pompeii.

Romans
Coin hoard from the medieval time found in Glottertal, Germany

Massive medieval coin hoard worth 'about 150 sheep' discovered in Germany's Black Forest

By Kristel Tjandra published

More than 1,500 medieval silver coins were unearthed in the Black Forest region of Germany.

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