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'Royal Egyptian inscription' of Ramesses III's name is first of its kind discovered in Jordan
Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...
A Rookie Archaeologist Was on One of His First Digs—and Found a 1,000-Year-Old Coin Hoard
Perhaps even better than “The Pasty” hoard itself is the story behind its discovery. Pegg discovered the hoard only 9 months ...
Skeleton may show the first direct evidence of a gladiator bitten by a lion
Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...
A Construction Crew Was Building a Golf Course—and Stumbled Upon a 2,000-Year-Old Wheel
Cabot Highlands is sculpting a 123-acre site in the pristine Scottish Highlands near Inverness into a championship-caliber ...
Archaeology breakthrough as bite marks on 1,800-year-old Roman gladiator prove combat with lions
Archaeologists say an "exciting analysis" has revealed that a skeleton from a Roman gladiator cemetery was mauled by a lion ...
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Researchers uncover first skeletal evidence of gladiator bitten by lion in combat
Images of gladiators being bitten by lions have appeared in ancient mosaics and pottery for hundreds of years. However, this ...
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Skeletal evidence of Roman gladiator bitten by lion in combat
Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.
‘Rare’ ancient chariot wheel found at golf course in Scotland. ‘Jaws dropped’
Digging into the sandy soil of northern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a rusty metal object unlike anything they’d seen ...
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Rare 3,500-Year-Old Chariot Wheel Discovered at Golf Course in Scotland
Archaeologists uncovered a rare prehistoric chariot wheel near Inverness, Scotland, during construction of a golf course.
Archaeologists uncover remnants of Florida's short-lived British past in St. Augustine: 'Always fascinating'
City archaeologist Andrea White of St. Augustine, Florida, spoke with Fox News Digital about a recent excavation that ...
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What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus' — and why is it found in so many burials?
According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...