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Breaking news | Posted on: October 13, 2026
- Colossal Ramesses II Statues Unearthed in Egypt’s Nile Delta News
- 4,700-Year-Old Shipwreck Found Off Turkey Could Be ‘World’s Oldest’ Post on: Oct 14, 2026
- China’s Ancient Cave Art Holds Bronze Age and Buddhist Clues A cave complex in northwest China preserves evidence of artistic activity that may stretch from the Early Bronze Age to the era of Tibetan Buddhist expansion.
- Knucklebone Oracle That Recorded 56 Ancient Answers Discovered A limestone monument found at Kibyra in southwestern Turkey has revealed how Roman-era visitors sought divine advice by throwing animal ankle bones.
- Northern Iberia's Iron Age Hillforts Emptied in One Generation Around 400 BC, the fortified villages of northern Iberia emptied out, and they emptied fast.
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History
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Artifacts
- Forgotten African Kingdom of Thulamela Reveals Gold and Royal Burials Jul 10, 2026
- Medieval Distillation Vessel Found at Gnandstein Castle Points to Alchemy Archaeologists working at the historic Gnandstein Castle in Saxony, Germany, have uncovered a rare and unusual distillation vessel during recent construction-related investigations. This remarkable...
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Myths & Legends
- Roman Historian’s Cleopatra’s Pearl Story: Is It Fact or Fiction? “Cleopatra’s Pearl” is a story told by the Roman author Pliny the Elder in his famous long-read book Natural History. According to this tale, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, drank a...
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