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Huge dinosaur find in China ‘may include new species’Paleontologists in east China may have discovered the remains of a new species of dinosaur at what is said to be the world's largest group of fossilised dinosaur bones, state media said Wednesday. |
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One of the World’s Oldest Synagogues Uncovered Near the Sea of Galilee in IsraelA 2,000-year-old synagogue from the Second Temple period was discovered this month during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Migdal near the Sea of Galilee. |
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‘Giraffe of the Mesozoic’ Dinosaur Unearthed in ChinaRemains of a dinosaur, nicknamed the "giraffe of the Mesozoic" due to its long neck and forelimbs, were recently discovered in China, according to a paper in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society B.' |
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Neolithic ‘temple’ revealed at site on OrkneyThe Stone Age equivalent of a cathedral has been unearthed in Orkney, the largest structure of its kind found in Britain. It dates to the Neolithic period (7000-1700BC) and was found not far beneath the surface of the narrow strip of land that divides Harray Loch from Stenness Loch on the Orkney mainland. |
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Ancient Bird Feathers Had Iridescent GlowNanostructures preserved in feather fossils more than 40 million years old show evidence that those feathers were once vivid and iridescent in color, paleontologists say. |
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Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest knownA bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture. |
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Ancient figurine said to be oldest depiction of the human formIf only all of us could age so gracefully. |
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Scientists claim to have found language of ancient Indus civilisationElaborate symbols drawn on to amulets and tablets by an ancient civilisation belong to an unknown language, according to a new analysis by researchers. |
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Egyptians hope to find Cleopatra’s tombCleopatra and Mark Antony were immortalised as two of history’s greatest lovers, but their final resting place has always been a mystery. |
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CT scan reveals hidden face under Nefertiti bustBerlin, Germany - Researchers in Germany have used a modern medical procedure to uncover a secret within one of ancient Egypt’s most treasured artworks — the bust of Nefertiti has two faces. |
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