Solving the Easter Island population puzzle

Solving the Easter Island population puzzle

Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui by its inhabitants, has been surrounded in mystery ever since the Europeans first landed in 1722. Early vi...

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How Teotihuacan's urban design was lost and found

How Teotihuacan's urban design was lost and found

Name one civilization located in the Americas that pre-dates the arrival of Europeans. You probably replied with the Aztecs, the Inca or pe...

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Lost Greek temple found on Greek island of Euboea

Lost Greek temple found on Greek island of Euboea

A Swiss-led team of archaeologists in Greece has made a spectacular find: the temple of Artemis, a famous open-air sanctuary of antiquity. ...

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60 ancient shipwrecks found by climate scientists at bottom of Black Sea

60 ancient shipwrecks found by climate scientists at bottom of Black Sea

Dozens of perfectly preserved ancient shipwrecks have been found at the bottom of the Black Sea. A total of 60 wrecks were discovered dati...

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Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens to get structural makeover

Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens to get structural makeover

The colossal Temple of Olympian Zeus or 'Olympeion' in central Athens, one of the signature monuments of the Greek capital, is to u...

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Medieval porpoise 'grave' on Channel island puzzles archaeologists

Medieval porpoise 'grave' on Channel island puzzles archaeologists

Archaeologists digging at an island religious retreat have unearthed the remains of a porpoise that, mystifyingly, appears to have been car...

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Contents of Jules Verne 'time capsule' revealed

Contents of Jules Verne 'time capsule' revealed

The archaeological team who discovered a 19th-century metallic box in the French Pyrenees a few months ago have finally revealed its conten...

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'Exceptionally rare' crucifix found by metal detectorist in England

'Exceptionally rare' crucifix found by metal detectorist in England

An "exceptionally rare" ancient crucifix has been unearthed by an amateur metal detectorist. The 2cm (0.78in) tall lead object, w...

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