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A 12-sided enigma. One of archaeology’s most fascinating mysteries began a new chapter when amateur archaeologists in England found a large Roman dodecahedron — one of 130 of the 12-sided ...
One of the most significant initial discoveries on that front was found in 1929 at a site near Clovis, New Mexico. Mammoth bones and stone tools at the site date back to 13,000 years ago.
The discovery—located in the archaeological zone of Cobá on what is now the eastern side of the Yucatán Peninsula—came from the bottom of what was once a pool. The large stone slab measures ...
The discovery of a 10th century burial ground was announced by the archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the eastern bank of the Oka river, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia. 8 of the burials contained the remains of four children, two women, and two men. The men's burials were adorned with an ...
17 – Discovery of more than 300 Stone Age tools and artefacts in Rhuddlan in Denbighshire by archaeologists from Aeon Archaeology is announced. [38] [39] 18 Two 1,800-year-old sarcophagi found in Ramat Gan Safari, Israel, date back to the Roman period. [40] Discovery of a punic necropolis during sewage system renovation works in Marsala. [41]
12 – Dating of a cave painting of a hunting scene in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to at least 43,900 years BP, is announced. It is the oldest known example of human art. [83] 17 – Two Bronze Age tombs containing a trove of engraved jewelry and artifacts are discovered in Pylos, Greece. [84] 18
Hundreds of stone structures dating back thousands of years have been discovered in the Western Sahara, a territory in Africa little explored by archaeologists.The structures seem to come in all ...
Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries is a documentary on the Discovery Channel, written and directed by Ben Mole and hosted by Zahi Hawass, featuring a list of the top ten discoveries of Ancient Egyptian sites and artifacts which are of cultural significance to the country.