Hooray for old stuff : the archeology thread

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Medieval knight 'Lancelot' and his stunning stone tomb found under ice cream shop in Poland

Archaeologists found the body of a medieval knight underneath a tombstone that depicted him in full military regalia.

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2.6 million-year-old stone tools reveal ancient human relatives were 'forward planning' 600,000 years earlier than thought

Hundreds of stone tools discovered in Kenya have revealed that human relatives traveled long distances to find raw material.

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'A truly unprecedented discovery': 3,000-year-old multicolored mural with fish, stars and gods discovered in Peru

A multicolored mural discovered in Peru is shedding light on pre-Inca coastal artistic traditions.

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https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/strange-tomb-in-peru-holds-skeletons-of-people-with-ropes-around-their-necks-hands-tied-behind-their-backs-archaeologists-say

 

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2,100-year-old skeleton of warrior nicknamed 'Lord of Sakar,' buried in a stunning gold wreath, unearthed in Bulgaria

The second century B.C. burial mound is the richest ever found in Bulgaria.

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2,200-year-old gold coin depicting ancient Egyptian queen discovered in Jerusalem

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 2,270-year-old gold coin with Queen Berenice II of Egypt and the inscription "of the Queen," suggesting she was a powerful and influential monarch.

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3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian whistle was likely used by police officer tasked with guarding the 'sacred location' of the royal tomb

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 3,300-year-old bone whistle carved out of a cow's toe, and it may have been used by an ancient "police officer."

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World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find

The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago.

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Reminds me of Violet Jessop who survived both Titanic and Britannic. She was also on Olympic when it collided with HMS Hawke.

Violet Jessop - Wikipedia

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Secret tunnels discovered under a castle thanks to Leonardo da Vinci's manuscript

Researchers confirm with radar and laser the existence of hidden passages beneath Milan's Sforza Castle, anticipated by Leonardo's sketches.

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Anthropologist claims hand positions on 1,300-year-old Maya altar have a deeper meaning

A well-known Maya stone carving known as Altar Q, located at the site of Copán in Honduras, may use hand signs to represent key dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar, a new study claims.

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After 96 Years, Archaeologists Finally Found the Missing Part of a Legendary Statue

Ramesses II is whole again.

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