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The marble head, a male face with thick hair and an intense expression, remained hidden for centuries beneath the square of ...

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Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

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Ancient home foundations found in central China are the first of their kind to be unearthed. Xianyang Institute of Cultural ...

A giant, strong-jawed salamander once tunneled through ancient Tennessee soil. And thanks to a fossil unearthed near East ...

Who would have thought that ancient marine life would be found in Kentucky? The Longest Cave in the World. Kentucky's Mammoth ...

Ancient Greek city of Finziade in Italy yielded discoveries of clay molds, a shrine, a statuette, and a dice like those used ...

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The burial site contains 30 graves filled with rare artifacts, including an ornate casket believed to have belonged to a prominent woman, archaeologists said.