These 2025 discoveries reshaped what we know about the Bible

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These 2025 discoveries reshaped what we know about the Bible
These 2025 discoveries reshaped what we know about the Bible

'Java Man' returned to Indonesia

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'Java Man' returned to Indonesia
'Java Man' returned to Indonesia

Is there archaeological evidence for the Biblical fall of Jericho?

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Is there archaeological evidence for the Biblical fall of Jericho?
Is there archaeological evidence for the Biblical fall of Jericho?

Who was Pliny the Younger? How his words survived Pompeii

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Who was Pliny the Younger? How his words survived Pompeii
Who was Pliny the Younger? How his words survived Pompeii

The forgotten Egyptian queen who dared to make herself pharaoh

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The forgotten Egyptian queen who dared to make herself pharaoh
The forgotten Egyptian queen who dared to make herself pharaoh

The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years

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The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years
The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years

Was Biblical villain King Herod really a murderous tyrant?

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Was Biblical villain King Herod really a murderous tyrant?
Was Biblical villain King Herod really a murderous tyrant?

This could be the oldest evidence of fire-making

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This could be the oldest evidence of fire-making
This could be the oldest evidence of fire-making

What it was like to visit Petra more than 100 years ago

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What it was like to visit Petra more than 100 years ago
What it was like to visit Petra more than 100 years ago

Did the ancient Romans really abandon people with disabilities?

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Did the ancient Romans really abandon people with disabilities?
Did the ancient Romans really abandon people with disabilities?

When did cats become domesticated?

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When did cats become domesticated?
When did cats become domesticated?

Why this ancient Minoan ruin on Crete is caught in controversy

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Why this ancient Minoan ruin on Crete is caught in controversy
Why this ancient Minoan ruin on Crete is caught in controversy

The oldest known city map is startlingly precise

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The oldest known city map is startlingly precise
The oldest known city map is startlingly precise

New treasures hint at what Britain was like before Roman conquest

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New treasures hint at what Britain was like before Roman conquest
New treasures hint at what Britain was like before Roman conquest

World’s oldest RNA found in woolly mammoth

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World’s oldest RNA found in woolly mammoth
World’s oldest RNA found in woolly mammoth

Unlocking the secret of Peru’s ‘Serpent Mountain’

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Unlocking the secret of Peru’s ‘Serpent Mountain’
Unlocking the secret of Peru’s ‘Serpent Mountain’

Here are 6 amazing ancient tattoos—and the stories behind them

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Here are 6 amazing ancient tattoos—and the stories behind them
Here are 6 amazing ancient tattoos—and the stories behind them

What's missing at the new Grand Egyptian Museum?

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What's missing at the new Grand Egyptian Museum?
What's missing at the new Grand Egyptian Museum?

What it was like to see King Tut's tomb just after it was opened

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What it was like to see King Tut's tomb just after it was opened
What it was like to see King Tut's tomb just after it was opened

Inside Richard Leakey's discovery of an ancient human ancestor skull

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Inside Richard Leakey's discovery of an ancient human ancestor skull
Inside Richard Leakey's discovery of an ancient human ancestor skull

Mystery solved: Giant strange stone walls in the Andes

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Mystery solved: Giant strange stone walls in the Andes
Mystery solved: Giant strange stone walls in the Andes

In this Canadian province grown-ups can dig up dinosaur fossils

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In this Canadian province grown-ups can dig up dinosaur fossils
In this Canadian province grown-ups can dig up dinosaur fossils

Scientists are cracking the secrets of the world’s oldest tattoos

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Scientists are cracking the secrets of the world’s oldest tattoos
Scientists are cracking the secrets of the world’s oldest tattoos

Who were the Maya? Decoding the ancient civilization’s secrets

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Who were the Maya? Decoding the ancient civilization’s secrets
Who were the Maya? Decoding the ancient civilization’s secrets

A new expedition to Guadalcanal reveals WWII shipwrecks

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A new expedition to Guadalcanal reveals WWII shipwrecks
A new expedition to Guadalcanal reveals WWII shipwrecks

Found: 750-year-old shoe, in vulture nest

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Found: 750-year-old shoe, in vulture nest
Found: 750-year-old shoe, in vulture nest

Life-sized camels found carved into rocks in the Arabian Desert

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Life-sized camels found carved into rocks in the Arabian Desert
Life-sized camels found carved into rocks in the Arabian Desert

This is the oldest blue pigment ever discovered in Europe

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This is the oldest blue pigment ever discovered in Europe
This is the oldest blue pigment ever discovered in Europe

The secret history of Stonehenge

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The secret history of Stonehenge
The secret history of Stonehenge

Which animals were on Noah's ark?

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Which animals were on Noah's ark?
Which animals were on Noah's ark?

Was the Garden of Eden real? Here’s what archaeologists think.

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Was the Garden of Eden real? Here’s what archaeologists think.
Was the Garden of Eden real? Here’s what archaeologists think.

Exclusive: Ancient sunken port discovered from Cleopatra's time

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Exclusive: Ancient sunken port discovered from Cleopatra's time
Exclusive: Ancient sunken port discovered from Cleopatra's time

Do the oldest satellites in space need saving?

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Do the oldest satellites in space need saving?
Do the oldest satellites in space need saving?

Who was Ramses II?

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Who was Ramses II?
Who was Ramses II?

This Byzantine shipwreck transformed underwater archaeology

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This Byzantine shipwreck transformed underwater archaeology
This Byzantine shipwreck transformed underwater archaeology

The real history behind El Dorado, the city of gold

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The real history behind El Dorado, the city of gold
The real history behind El Dorado, the city of gold

Where should archaeologists dig next? AI has an answer.

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Where should archaeologists dig next? AI has an answer.
Where should archaeologists dig next? AI has an answer.

New Tower of London excavation reveals its hidden history

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New Tower of London excavation reveals its hidden history
New Tower of London excavation reveals its hidden history

How were the Pyramids of Giza built?

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How were the Pyramids of Giza built?
How were the Pyramids of Giza built?

Did anyone survive Pompeii?

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Did anyone survive Pompeii?
Did anyone survive Pompeii?

Did aliens build these ancient sites? Here's why some people think so.

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Did aliens build these ancient sites? Here's why some people think so.
Did aliens build these ancient sites? Here's why some people think so.

Do these ancient Egyptian inscriptions mention Moses?

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Do these ancient Egyptian inscriptions mention Moses?
Do these ancient Egyptian inscriptions mention Moses?

Did ancient ‘hobbit humans’ create these million-year-old tools?

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Did ancient ‘hobbit humans’ create these million-year-old tools?
Did ancient ‘hobbit humans’ create these million-year-old tools?

The gory history of Europeans eating mummies for health

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The gory history of Europeans eating mummies for health
The gory history of Europeans eating mummies for health

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

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Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?
Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

Who was Mary Magdalene?

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Who was Mary Magdalene?
Who was Mary Magdalene?

Dig into the UK’s ancient past at these 7 archaeological sites

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Dig into the UK’s ancient past at these 7 archaeological sites
Dig into the UK’s ancient past at these 7 archaeological sites

The sirens in ancient mythology weren’t the seductresses of today

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The sirens in ancient mythology weren’t the seductresses of today
The sirens in ancient mythology weren’t the seductresses of today

Who was King Tut, the teen pharaoh who captivated the world?

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Who was King Tut, the teen pharaoh who captivated the world?
Who was King Tut, the teen pharaoh who captivated the world?

The most expensive mistake in ancient Roman history

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The most expensive mistake in ancient Roman history
The most expensive mistake in ancient Roman history
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