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• Jordan found the ruins of a huge ancient building

A previously unknown huge structure is hidden near the historical monuments of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. This is the conclusion of scientists who analyzed high-resolution satellite images and photos taken by a drone from a bird’s flight.

• A Phoenician wreck that just keeps giving

A jug unearthed at the oldest shipwreck in the central Mediterranean could prove that the Maltese islands were an integral part of the Phoenician trade network.

• 'Cursed' Medieval Well Found in England

A Medieval well that was once believed to wash away sins, while healing eye and skin diseases has been recovered in England. Legend has it that the well was also cursed and records indicate a strange death occurred there.

• Ancient Scratched Stones: World's Earliest Maps or Magic Artifacts?

A set of broken stones covered with etchings of lines and squares, discovered at a 5,000-year-old sacred site in Denmark, may be some of humankind’s earliest maps, according to archaeologists.

• Original Bedrock of Jesus' Tomb Revealed in New Images

An unobscured view of the limestone bedrock of the tomb said to belong to Jesus Christ.Credit: ODED BALILTY / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICNew images from a conservation project in Jerusalem reveal the original limestone bed where the body of Jesus Christ is said t

• Paleolithic jewellery: still eye-catching after 50,000 years

Beads made from ostrich eggs buried in the Siberian cave around 2,000 generations ago reveal amazing artistic (and drilling) skills of our long-ago ancestors.

• Haihunhou tomb excavation concluded with new discoveries

The excavation of the Haihunhou (Marquis of Haihun) tomb in Jiangxi province has come to anend, with several new discoveries announced during a press conference on Sunday.

• Who Are the Assyrians?

The Assyrians are a people who have lived in the Middle East since ancient times and today can be found all over the world.

• Ancient Hebrew Papyrus Seized from Looters, But Is It Authentic?

A rare, 2,700-year-old papyrus with Hebrew script that had been looted from a cave in the Judean Desert has been seized in an elaborate operation by the Israel Antiquities Authority, archaeologists announced today (Oct. 26).

• 2,500-Year-Old Burial Hints at Ancient Cannabis Use

About 2,500 years ago, mourners buried a man in an elaborate grave, and covered his chest with a shroud made of 13 Cannabis plants, according to a new study.

• Legend of Zhang Xianzhong's treasure proved true

For centuries a legend persisted that a huge bountiful treasure of gold and silver sat at the bottom of the Minjiang River, where it passed through Jiangkou Township, Meishan city in Sichuan Province.

• Siberia's stone idols

2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.

• The Discovery of a Roman Gladiator School Brings the Famed Fighters Back to Life

Located in Austria, the archaeological site is providing rich new details about the lives and deaths of the arena combatants

• Chambers Hidden in Great Pyramid? Scientists Cast Doubt

A group of scientists has just claimed to have discovered two unknown voids or cavities within the Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest pyramid ever constructed in Egypt.

• Did UNESCO Deny That the Temple Mount Had Jewish Temples?

If you believe what has been touted by several news outlets over the past week, UNESCO seems to have given short shrift to the Temple Mount, the most holy site in Jerusalem.

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