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Tag: Archeology

Circular Stone Plaza Moves Up Start of Stone Age Construction in the Andes on Par with Stonehenge
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Circular Stone Plaza Moves Up Start of Stone Age Construction in the Andes on Par with Stonehenge

February 21, 2024

In the Cajamarca Basin of Northern Peru, at a place called Callacpuma, archeologists have uncovered a real treasure—a circular…

‘Princely’ Tomb of a Hunnic Warrior and his Horse Unearthed in Romania
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‘Princely’ Tomb of a Hunnic Warrior and his Horse Unearthed in Romania

February 1, 2023July 13, 2023

Workers building a new highway in Romania were forced to call archaeologists when it became clear they were digging…

Full Genome Sequenced of Man from Pompeii Reveals a Diverse Italy
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Full Genome Sequenced of Man from Pompeii Reveals a Diverse Italy

May 26, 2022July 10, 2025

1,943 years ago, a man in his mid 30s was buried under the burning ashes of Mount Vesuvius, as…


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