Did Iron Age ‘begin’ in India? Tamil Nadu dig sparks debate
For over 20 years, archaeologists in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu have been unearthing…
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First pharaoh’s tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun’s
Egyptologists have discovered the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun’s was uncovered over…
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Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement
A discovery underneath the basement of an office block has been described as one of the most important…
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First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years
A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally “unwrapped”,…
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‘Once-in-a-century’ discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii
After lying hidden beneath metres of volcanic rock and ash for 2,000 years, a “once-in-a-century”…
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Lost city found by accident and a fly’s brain mapped: 2024’s scientific wins
A total solar eclipse seen by millions, a lost jungle city discovered by accident and hope for the almost…
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Scientists unearth 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains
Russian scientists unveiled the remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth in thawing permafrost in Siberia’s…
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