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New Evidence Shows King Tut’s Legendary Burial Mask Isn’t Actually His
King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask. That beard may have been an afterthought when ...
An Ancient Golden Plaque Might Point Towards a Bounty of Roman-Era Discoveries
The search for a lost Roman temple is on. As archaeologists continued to excavate a Roman fort from the first century A.D. in ...
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Archaeologists Found a Completely Untouched Egyptian Tomb With 11 Bone-Filled Graves
The artifacts discovered inside a tomb of 11 Egyptian burials from the height of the country’s Middle Kingdom offer a fresh ...
A Single Piece of Cloth Could Solve A Major Mystery Around Alexander the Great
Archaeologists exploring the long-disputed Royal Tombs of Vergina in northern Greece claim a purple tunic found in Philip III ...
Easter Island Is at the Core of Yet Another Mystery
Geologists studying Easter Island recently opened up another mystery centered around the famous region. A team from Colombia’s Universidad de Los Andes, led by Cuban geologist Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte, ...
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Seven Friends Went Searching for Lost Metal—And Found the Most Valuable Treasure in Britain
Tim Newcomb is a journalist based in the Pacific Northwest. He covers stadiums, sneakers, gear, infrastructure, and more for ...
Experts Just Found A World War II Submarine That Was Missing for 80 Years
The British HMS Trooper submarine was lost in 1943 with 64 men on board. A Greek-based underwater recovery team located the submarine 81 years later, finding it torn into three sections by a German ...
Archaeologists Were Floored by What They Found Behind These Desert Walls
Archaeologists discovered a walled city in the northern Saudi Arabian desert that was likely home to 500 people as far back as 2,400 B.C. The experts believe the city’s roughly 1,000 years of use ...
Excavators Surprised by Ancient Viking Burial Ground’s Mysterious Carved Rocks
It was supposed to be a routine Stone Age settlement excavation to clear a path for a new roundabout and water pipes near ...
Archaeologists Uncovered the Tomb of a Roman Gladiator—but the Gladiator Was Nowhere to Be Found
A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, archaeologists found the remains of 12 unidentified people in the reused tomb. The ...
The Best Lighters for a Reliable, Long-Lasting Flame
Changeable exterior covers and instruments to pack and clean smoking devices are a few examples of personal preferences available with lighters. While the focus is always on flame strength and height, ...
Archaeologists Made a Real-Life ‘Indiana Jones’ Discovery at a True Wonder of the World
Discovery Channel’s popular show “Expedition Unknown” was recently on site to document the discovery of 12 human skeletons and artifacts dating back at least 2,000 years, which had all been long ...