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New X-ray scans of 3,000-year-old Egyptian paintings reveal pharaoh’s ‘hidden mysteries’

Headdress, necklace, and sceptre in Ramses II painting appear to be ‘substantially reworked’ but reasons remain unknown  » Read More

Chinese archaeologists find WWII bio-weapons lab run by Japanese scientists: ‘Horror bunker’

Findings highlight legacy of gruesome war crimes committed by Japanese military scientists during Second World War  » Read More

Study finds why third century European woman was mysteriously buried face down with nail hole in skull

Findings are of significance in understanding funerary and cultural behaviour at the time  » Read More

Ruins of 5,000-year-old tavern with oven, fridge and ancient beer recipe unearthed in Iraq

Researchers suspect ordinary people from the ancient city came there to eat  » Read More

Metal detectorist unearths 2000-year-old penis pendant

Rare item may represent ‘an almost barbaric sexuality’, experts say

Pensioner digs up ‘magical’ ancient penis pendant

Rare item may represent ‘an almost barbaric sexuality’, experts say

Hapless Roman soldier labelled a ‘s****er’ in ancient phallic graffiti

Specialists in Roman epigraphy recognise engraving as mangled version of ‘Secundinus cacator’

Historian says world has been getting Machu Picchu’s name wrong for past 100 years

The 15th century architecture marvel is the amongst the highest rated Unesco world heritage sites

Historian says world has been getting Machu Picchu’s name wrong for past 100 years

The 15th century architecture marvel is the amongst the highest rated Unesco world heritage sites

Ravenser Odd: Yorkshire’s ‘lost Atlantis nearly found’ after 650 years under water

Researchers hope stories of past will trigger conversations around climate change

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