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Vast cemetery of Bronze Age burial mounds unearthed near Stonehenge
By Tom Metcalfe published
The cemetery was built at the same time as most of Stonehenge.
Mysterious rock art painted by Aboriginal people depicts Indonesian warships, study suggests
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Archaeologists may have solved the mystery of the origins of two boat paintings detailed inside a cave in Australia.
3.2 million-year-old human ancestor 'Lucy' had massive leg muscles to stand up straight and climb trees
By Sascha Pare published
Australopithecus afarensis, the extinct species to which Lucy belongs, could probably straighten its knee joints, extend its hips and stand up straight like modern humans.
Top-secret special-ops submarine from World War II discovered after 20-year search
By Tom Metcalfe published
A veteran Greek diver announced that he'd discovered the wreck of HMS Triumph after searching for more than 20 years.
6-inch stone penis was used to sharpen weapons in medieval Spain
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Archaeologists in Spain unearthed the sword-sharpening stone with an eye-catching shape in a destroyed 15th-century tower.
86,000-year-old human bone found in Laos cave hints at 'failed population' from prehistory
By Kristina Killgrove published
The discovery of a skull and shin bone fragment in a cave in Laos pushes back the earliest known date of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia.
Broken pagan statue of Greek god Pan unearthed at early church ruins in Istanbul
By Tom Metcalfe published
A marble statue of the Greek god Pan was found in "backfill" at an archaeological site in Istanbul that probably came from elsewhere in the ancient city.
Best Lego Indiana Jones sets 2023
By Kimberley Snaith published
These Lego Indiana Jones sets belong in a museum!
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