Read more about the article Treasure Cops Seize Breathtaking Roman Casket From Back Of Trafficker’s Van
Police seize mini sarcophagus thought to date back to the Roman Period in Amasya, Turkey, undated. One person was detained. (@AmasyaValiligi/Newsflash/NX)

Treasure Cops Seize Breathtaking Roman Casket From Back Of Trafficker’s Van

This is the Indiana Jones moment antiquities police unearth a priceless Roman-era sarcophagus stolen by tomb raiders and about to be sold by a trafficker. The ornately decorated, child-sized casket…

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Read more about the article 113-Million-Year-Old Ant Fossil Is World’s Oldest
Picture shows Haidomyrmecinae fossil, undated. The oldest ant ever discovered found fossilized in Brazil. (Anderson Lepeco/Newsflash/NX)

113-Million-Year-Old Ant Fossil Is World’s Oldest

The world's oldest ant fossil preserved within a 113-million-year-old lump of limestone has been unearthed in a long-forgotten museum collection. Biologists at Sao Paulo University's Zoology Museum have revealed what…

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Read more about the article Carbon Dating To Confirm ‘Tomb Of Father Christmas’ Has Been Found
Picture shows a sarcophagus found during the excavations at the St. Nicholas Church in the Demre district of Antalya, Turkey, undated. (Newsflash/NX)

Carbon Dating To Confirm ‘Tomb Of Father Christmas’ Has Been Found

A sarcophagus found buried 20 feet under the church of Saint Nicholas is set to get carbon dating to reveal if it is indeed the final resting place of the…

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Read more about the article Ornate 3,000-Year-Old Ritual Dagger From Sun Worshippers Unearthed On Beach
Picture shows Jacek Ukowski and Katarzyna Herdzik with the dagger discovered on a Baltic Sea beach in Poland. (Muzeum Historii Ziemi Kamienskiej/Newsflash/NX)

Ornate 3,000-Year-Old Ritual Dagger From Sun Worshippers Unearthed On Beach

These images show an ornate 3,000-year-old ritual dagger that was found embedded in a piece of clay that had fallen off a cliff and was discovered in remarkable condition on…

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Read more about the article Images Of Incredible Dionysus Frescoes Unearthed In Pompeii
Picture shows the room with frescoes in Pompeii, undated. It depicts the procession of Dionysus. (POMPEII/Newsflash/NX)

Images Of Incredible Dionysus Frescoes Unearthed In Pompeii

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Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes depicting initiation rites of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine and ecstasy. The discovery was made in a banquet hall…

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Read more about the article Oldest-Known Stone Tablet Inscribed With Ten Commandments Sells For Over USD 5 Million
Image shows the oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments, undated photo. It sold for over USD 5 million (GBP 3.9 million) at Sotheby's in New York, USA. (Sotheby's/NF/newsX)

Oldest-Known Stone Tablet Inscribed With Ten Commandments Sells For Over USD 5 Million

The oldest-known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments has sold for over USD 5 million at Sotheby's in New York. Dating back to the Late Roman-Byzantine Era (ca. 300-800…

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Read more about the article World’s Smallest Dinosaur Egg Fossils Unearthed
Photo shows dinosaur egg fossils that were discovered in Meilin Town, Ganxian District, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China, 2021. The one measuring just 29 mm in length. (China University of Geosciences/AWR/newsX)

World’s Smallest Dinosaur Egg Fossils Unearthed

Astonished scientists have unearthed what are believed to be the smallest dinosaur eggs ever found during a fossil hunting expedition in China. The six eggs, excavated in eastern Jiangxi Province,…

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Read more about the article 44,000-Year-Old Mummified Wolf Unearthed
Photo shows Russian scientists working with the unique mummy of an ancient wolf at the laboratory of the Mammoth Museum of the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, Russia on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The mummy is allegedly more than 44 thousand years old. (Press Service of NEFU/Newsflash)

44,000-Year-Old Mummified Wolf Unearthed

A "unique" mummified wolf that died 44,000 years ago has been unearthed with its fur and teeth perfectly preserved from a Russian ice field. The ancient predator was discovered 120ft…

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Read more about the article Builders Unearth Priceless Hoard Of Ancient Coins Digging Out Sewer
Image shows the farmstead Brauhausgasse in Wettin, Germany, undated photo. Archaeologists found silver coins from the Thirty Years' War worth 10 year's wages.(Altstadtverein Wettin eV, Frank Dobberstein/Newsflash)

Builders Unearth Priceless Hoard Of Ancient Coins Digging Out Sewer

Astonished builders have unearthed a massive haul of silver coins dating back up to 500 years as they dug up a new sewer at a historic farmhouse. The hoard of…

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Read more about the article Vintner Discovers 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Remains In His Wine Cellar
Image shows OeAI archaeologist Hanna Parow-Souchon (right), undated photo. She explained the location of the mammoth bones to the Langenlois City Councillor for Culture Sonja Fragner (centre) and the owner of the wine cellar Andreas Pernestorfer (left). (OeAW-OeAI, Th. Einwoegerer/Newsflash)

Vintner Discovers 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Remains In His Wine Cellar

An Austrian vintner has made a remarkable discovery after stumbling upon 40,000-year-old mammoth bones while renovating his cellar for the coming harvest. Winemaker Andreas Pernerstorfer was stunned when he came…

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