Hooray for old stuff : the archeology thread

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5,000-year-old fortress found in Spain contains mysterious burial of Roman-era man with dagger

The nearly 5,000-year-old fortress in Spain has a much more recent burial dating to the Roman era.

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1,300-year-old royal flush toilet used by crown prince discovered at palace in Korea

Excavations at a centuries-old royal palace in Korea have revealed multiple flush toilets, including one that the crown prince likely used.

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1,300-year-old royal flush toilet used by crown prince discovered at palace in Korea

Excavations at a centuries-old royal palace in Korea have revealed multiple flush toilets, including one that the crown prince likely used.

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"I found a toilet!"

 

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What Was Life Like In Harappan, Home Of The Indus Valley Script?

They liked to burn poop.

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Vikings Were Riddled With Facial Diseases

And their attempts at dentistry sound horrifying.

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Does not sound like a good time.

 

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I guess the ritual didn't work out, huh?

 

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Mystery of how man's brain turned to glass after Vesuvius eruption possibly solved

The new study on the "glass brain" from Herculaneum is the latest episode in a long-running academic dispute.

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20,000-year-old evidence of ancient 'vehicles' discovered in New Mexico

Ancient footprints and drag marks at White Sands National Park in New Mexico suggest the earliest known Americans dragged wooden travois-like vehicles.

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Fortifications older than the Great Wall of China discovered in Chinese mountain pass

A 2,800-year-old fortified wall has been found in a narrow mountain pass in China.

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150,000-year-old stone tools reveal humans lived in tropical rainforests much earlier than thought

Researchers have discovered that humans lived in tropical rainforests 150,000 years ago, around 100,000 years earlier than previous evidence suggested.

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Dolní Věstonice Portrait Head: The oldest known human portrait in the world

A tiny head carved from mammoth ivory looks back at us from the Stone Age.

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Northwestern Morocco was inhabited long before the Phoenicians arrived, 4,200-year-old settlement reveals

An archaeological site in the area dates back about 4,200 years.

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