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Rituals For Magic And Healing Have Been Performed In An Australian Cave For 25,000 YearsA standing stone installed 2,000 years ago, seen during excavations. Ashy layers surrounding the stone contain burnt phytoliths.

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Rituals For Magic And Healing Have Been Performed In An Australian Cave For 25,000 YearsA standing stone installed 2,000 years ago, seen during excavations. Ashy layers surrounding the stone contain burnt phytoliths.
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Rituals For Magic And Healing Have Been Performed In An Australian Cave For 25,000 Years

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These 5,000-Year-Old Spear-Throwers Are The Oldest In The Andes And May Have Been Used To Hunt Ancient Llama AncestorsAtlatls

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These 5,000-Year-Old Spear-Throwers Are The Oldest In The Andes And May Have Been Used To Hunt Ancient Llama AncestorsAtlatls
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These 5,000-Year-Old Spear-Throwers Are The Oldest In The Andes And May Have Been Used To Hunt Ancient Llama Ancestors

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Pompeii: Archaeologist Reveals What Really Happened Following The 79 CE Eruption Of Vesuvius, One Of History’s Most Catastrophic Natural Disastersover the top of a house in ancient pompeii we see vesuvius erupting, huge ash cloud in the sky

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Pompeii: Archaeologist Reveals What Really Happened Following The 79 CE Eruption Of Vesuvius, One Of History’s Most Catastrophic Natural Disastersover the top of a house in ancient pompeii we see vesuvius erupting, huge ash cloud in the sky
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Pompeii: Archaeologist Reveals What Really Happened Following The 79 CE Eruption Of Vesuvius, One Of History’s Most Catastrophic Natural Disasters

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A Second Missing King Of England May Be Buried Underneath A Car Park, According To One Enthusiast. We've Been Down This Road Before.A statue of Alfred the Great, holding a sword.

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A Second Missing King Of England May Be Buried Underneath A Car Park, According To One Enthusiast. We've Been Down This Road Before.A statue of Alfred the Great, holding a sword.
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A Second Missing King Of England May Be Buried Underneath A Car Park, According To One Enthusiast. We've Been Down This Road Before.

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Sak Tahn Waax: For The First Time Ever, The Name Of An Ancient Maya Astronomer Has Been Discovered Alongside A Mathematical TextSgnature of Maya astronomer Sak Tahn Waax

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Sak Tahn Waax: For The First Time Ever, The Name Of An Ancient Maya Astronomer Has Been Discovered Alongside A Mathematical TextSgnature of Maya astronomer Sak Tahn Waax
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Sak Tahn Waax: For The First Time Ever, The Name Of An Ancient Maya Astronomer Has Been Discovered Alongside A Mathematical Text

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32 Symbols Found In Prehistoric Caves Across Europe Could Be The Oldest Systems Of Communication In The WorldPrehistoric mural drawings in Magura cave, Bulgaria

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32 Symbols Found In Prehistoric Caves Across Europe Could Be The Oldest Systems Of Communication In The WorldPrehistoric mural drawings in Magura cave, Bulgaria
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32 Symbols Found In Prehistoric Caves Across Europe Could Be The Oldest Systems Of Communication In The World

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There's A Long-Lost Greek City In Afghanistan That's Been Abandoned For Over 2,000 YearsA satellite image of northeastern Afghanistan, close to the border of Tajikistan, shows the outline of Ai-Khanoum in 2018.

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There's A Long-Lost Greek City In Afghanistan That's Been Abandoned For Over 2,000 YearsA satellite image of northeastern Afghanistan, close to the border of Tajikistan, shows the outline of Ai-Khanoum in 2018.
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There's A Long-Lost Greek City In Afghanistan That's Been Abandoned For Over 2,000 Years

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A 13,000-Year-Old Comet Catastrophe May Be Depicted In The World's Oldest Temple At Göbekli TepeGobekli Tepe, an archeological site in TUrkey

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A 13,000-Year-Old Comet Catastrophe May Be Depicted In The World's Oldest Temple At Göbekli TepeGobekli Tepe, an archeological site in TUrkey
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A 13,000-Year-Old Comet Catastrophe May Be Depicted In The World's Oldest Temple At Göbekli Tepe

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An Entire Herculaneum Scroll Has Just Been Read For The First Time In 2,000 Years - Without Even Being OpenedRuins of Pompeii with Vesuvius in background

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An Entire Herculaneum Scroll Has Just Been Read For The First Time In 2,000 Years - Without Even Being OpenedRuins of Pompeii with Vesuvius in background
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An Entire Herculaneum Scroll Has Just Been Read For The First Time In 2,000 Years - Without Even Being Opened

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What Is Archaeoastronomy? Find Out More In Issue 48 Of CURIOUS – Out Nowarticle image

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What Is Archaeoastronomy? Find Out More In Issue 48 Of CURIOUS – Out Nowarticle image
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What Is Archaeoastronomy? Find Out More In Issue 48 Of CURIOUS – Out Now

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Ancient Romans Created Concrete That Repairs Itself And Still Impresses Engineers 2,000 Years OnThe Roman Theater of Cartagena city in present-day Cartagena, Spain, known to the Romans as Carthago Nova.

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Ancient Romans Created Concrete That Repairs Itself And Still Impresses Engineers 2,000 Years OnThe Roman Theater of Cartagena city in present-day Cartagena, Spain, known to the Romans as Carthago Nova.
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Ancient Romans Created Concrete That Repairs Itself And Still Impresses Engineers 2,000 Years On

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200-Year-Old Rock Art Of A Tusked Monster May Depict An Extinct Creature That Vanished 200 Million Years AgoPainting of an elusive animal with downward tusks created by the San in the early 1800s.

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200-Year-Old Rock Art Of A Tusked Monster May Depict An Extinct Creature That Vanished 200 Million Years AgoPainting of an elusive animal with downward tusks created by the San in the early 1800s.
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200-Year-Old Rock Art Of A Tusked Monster May Depict An Extinct Creature That Vanished 200 Million Years Ago

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In 1944, Over 1,000 Allied POWs Sunk On A "Hell Ship" – 82 Years On, They've Just Found The WreckThe freighter Hofuku Maru, which was converted into a “Hellship” by the Japanese Navy during WWII, and was sunk with over 1200 Allied POWs aboard.

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In 1944, Over 1,000 Allied POWs Sunk On A "Hell Ship" – 82 Years On, They've Just Found The WreckThe freighter Hofuku Maru, which was converted into a “Hellship” by the Japanese Navy during WWII, and was sunk with over 1200 Allied POWs aboard.
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In 1944, Over 1,000 Allied POWs Sunk On A "Hell Ship" – 82 Years On, They've Just Found The Wreck

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500 Years Before Humans Built Stonehenge, They Made A "Prototype" That Lined Up With The SunAn illustration showing what archaeologists think the new site looked like 5,000 years ago.

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500 Years Before Humans Built Stonehenge, They Made A "Prototype" That Lined Up With The SunAn illustration showing what archaeologists think the new site looked like 5,000 years ago.
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500 Years Before Humans Built Stonehenge, They Made A "Prototype" That Lined Up With The Sun

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Unearthing A 5,500-Year-Old Tragedy: The Oldest Known Outbreak Of Plague Has Been Found In SiberiaEvidence of the plague was found in this shared grave containing a boy (aged 12-15 years old) and a girl (aged 13-16 years old).

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Unearthing A 5,500-Year-Old Tragedy: The Oldest Known Outbreak Of Plague Has Been Found In SiberiaEvidence of the plague was found in this shared grave containing a boy (aged 12-15 years old) and a girl (aged 13-16 years old).
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Unearthing A 5,500-Year-Old Tragedy: The Oldest Known Outbreak Of Plague Has Been Found In Siberia

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