Ancient Discoveries
Earliest Animal Footprints Ever FoundColumbus OH (SPX) Oct 07, 2008 - The fossilized trail of an aquatic creature suggests that animals walked using legs at least 30 million years earlier than had been thought. The tracks -- two parallel rows of small dots, each about 2 millimeters in diameter -- date back some 570 million years, to the Ediacaran period. |
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Stonehenge Drew Ailing Pilgrims for HealingA new excavation suggests Stonehenge was thought to have healing properties. |
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Looted Obelisk Returned to EthiopiaAfter 70 years, the Axum obelisk has been painstakingly reconstructed on its native ground. |
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Jerusalem ancient walls unveiledArchaeologists in Jerusalem give a sneak preview of newly exposed 2,100-year-old walls to the south of the Old City. |
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Roman temple found under churchIsraeli archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a Roman temple beneath the foundations of a church. |
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Neanderthal Bone Yields Complete Mitochondrial GenomeThe Neanderthal mitochondrial genome is sequenced from a 38,000-year-old bone. |
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PHOTOS: Ancient Egypt Town FoundA well-preserved settlement near the temple of Edfu provides rare glimpses into the daily lives of the ancient Egyptians. |
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Britain’s Last Neanderthals Were More Sophisticated Than We ThoughtAn archaeological excavation at a site near Pulborough, West Sussex, has thrown remarkable new light on the life of northern Europe's last Neanderthals. It provides a snapshot of a thriving, developing population - rather than communities on the verge of extinction. |
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Trove of Dinosaur Fossils Found in UtahBones from six dinosaurs, as well as tree and clam fossils are found in a Utah quarry. |
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First Dinosaur Tracks Found on Arabian PeninsulaFootprints from a herd of plant-eaters on a "leisurely stroll" about 150 million years ago have been discovered in Yemen, experts say. |
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Divers Find Caesar Bust That May Date to 46 B.C.Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known. |
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PHOTOS: 1,000 Tombs Discovered in ColombiaThe massive burial site contains a treasure trove of artifacts and information about two little-known South American civilizations, experts said. |
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Iraq Museum Reclaims 700 Stolen ArtifactsIraq's National Museum welcomed the return of more than 700 antiquities stolen during the chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion five years ago. |
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Oldest Human Ancestor Fossil FoundAn ancient jawbone suggests people lived in Europe much earlier than thought. |
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