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Lasers reveal ancient settlements hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest
Archaeologists used lasers to view an ancient civilization hidden in the Amazon rainforest.
2 golden tongues symbolizing 'flesh of the gods' unearthed in ancient Egyptian mummies
The two new finds bring the total number of golden tongues found in ancient Egyptian mummies at Oxyrhynchus to 16.
2,000-year-old bullet found with Julius Caesar's name on it was likely used in civil war
The bullet's inscriptions hint that Indigenous people in Spain supported the would-be dictator, Julius Caesar, during the Roman civil war.
Ancient Egyptian mummy masks, tombs and 'god of silence' statue discovered at Saqqara
Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed tombs containing mummy masks and a 'god of silence' statue at Saqqara.
Mysterious moat discovered in Jerusalem may have been used to divide the biblical city
An Iron Age moat found in Jerusalem may have been used for defense thousands of years ago.
Medieval grave of 'very, very powerful' man and his 4-foot-long sword unearthed in Sweden
Archaeologists think the man buried in the grave may have been a wealthy supporter of the Kalmar Union in which a single monarch united the kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
The 1st Americans may have arrived by a sea ice 'highway'
During the last ice age, the first people to reach the Americas may have traveled from Asia along a sea ice "highway."
2,500-year-old burials of 3 people discovered in a cave in Mexico
Archaeologists found the remains of two adolescents and one baby in the chamber of a cave, but it's not yet clear how they died.
