Read more about the article Stunning Floral Mosaic Up To 1,500 Years Old Uncovered In Israel
Photo shows the flower decorations on the mosaic uncovered along the Israel National Trail, undated. The mosaic floor of an ancient church was first discovered in the 1980s but was since been covered over and not accessible. (Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Stunning Floral Mosaic Up To 1,500 Years Old Uncovered In Israel

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered this stunning mosaic floor that may be up to 1,500 years old. The floor, which is adorned with colourful floral designs, was first uncovered in…

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Read more about the article Historian Finds Unique 1,000-Year-Old Mediaeval Gold Treasure Using Metal Detector
Image shows four gold earrings, two gold strips and thirty-nine silver pennies, undated photo. Dutch historian Lorenzo Ruijter, 27, found a unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure in Hoogwoud, North Holland province, the Netherlands. (Archeology West-Friesland, Fleur Schinning/Newsflash)

Historian Finds Unique 1,000-Year-Old Mediaeval Gold Treasure Using Metal Detector

A 27-year-old historian has found a unique 1,000-year-old mediaeval gold treasure using a metal detector. One of the pieces is said to feature a depiction of Jesus Christ and the…

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Read more about the article Boffins Recreate Ancient Mexican Warrior Queen’s Outfit
Picture shows the recreation of the outfit of Princess 6-Mono born in 1073 AD, undated. It was created to show the hierarchical role that Mixtec women have had since the Postclassic period (900-1522 AD), based on the iconographic study of manuscripts. (Meliton Tapia, INAH/Newsflash)

Boffins Recreate Ancient Mexican Warrior Queen’s Outfit

Boffins in Mexico have brought the pre-Hispanic era back to life with this stunning recreation of the outfit of a Mixtec warrior queen. Experts from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology…

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Read more about the article 800-Year-Old Mummy Found In Food Biker’s Bag
Picture shows the pre-Hispanic mummified adult male body, in Puno, Peru, undated. It's between 600 and 800 years old and was found in the thermal bag of a delivery man, who was trying to show it to his friends. (Ministerio de Cultura/Newsflash)

800-Year-Old Mummy Found In Food Biker’s Bag

Astonished police have confiscated an 800-year-old mummy found in the thermal delivery bag of a Just Eat-style biker. The ancient remains were discovered during a routine search of young people…

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Read more about the article Scientists Crack Secrets Of Ancient Farming With Stone Age Dung
Image shows sheep or goat droppings, undated photo. The animals were reportedly kept inside the settlements on Mondsee lake, in Upper Austria, Austria, during the winter. (OAeW/Newsflash)

Scientists Crack Secrets Of Ancient Farming With Stone Age Dung

Scientists have cracked the secrets of Stone Age farmers after studying ancient animal poo still perfectly preserved after 5,500 years. The Neolithic dung was harvested from an ancient settlement built…

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Read more about the article Bible Pinched Some Of Its Best Lines, Says Study
Image shows a curse tablet cursing Priscilla from Gross-Gerau, in Hesse, Germany. The lead tablet, here the front side, consists of three fragments and is inscribed on both sides with a prayer for revenge in Latin. It probably dates from around 100 AD. (Rene Mueller, LEIZA/Newsflash)

Bible Pinched Some Of Its Best Lines, Says Study

Creators of the Bible could have pinched some of its best lines from ancient curse tablets, a new study has revealed. Theology experts began by studying the language of the…

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Read more about the article Gruesome Moment Huge Snake Bit Off More Than It Could Chew Immortalised For A Century
Image shows an anaconda devouring a capybara, undated photo. It was caught by a hunter in Brazil in 1924. (Sven Traenkner/Newsflash)

Gruesome Moment Huge Snake Bit Off More Than It Could Chew Immortalised For A Century

This is the historic moment a huge anaconda bit off more than it could chew in Brazil 100 years ago. Because just as the 17ft long snake was swallowing a…

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Read more about the article Holocaust Survivor Says She Lay Playing Dead Between Corpses For Days In Auschwitz Before Russians Freed Them
Image shows holocaust survivor Eva Szepesi, in undated photo. She was only 11 years old when she was taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp in the city of Oswiecim, Poland. (Newsflash)

Holocaust Survivor Says She Lay Playing Dead Between Corpses For Days In Auschwitz Before Russians Freed Them

A 90-year-old woman who survived the Holocaust when she was a little girl claimed that she played dead as she lay among corpses in Auschwitz to save her life. Eva…

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Read more about the article How Christian Crusaders Were Given The Finger By Jerusalem’s Defenders
Photo shows the carved hand on the moat wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, undated. Archaeologists discovered the remains of a moat and a mysterious hand imprint outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City. (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

How Christian Crusaders Were Given The Finger By Jerusalem’s Defenders

At first glance, it seems like the touch of ancient history reaching out to the future from the 1,000-year-old walls built in Jerusalem to defy the Crusaders. A handprint left…

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Read more about the article Fury Over Historian Who Says Nazis Boosted Tourism
Image shows the municipality of Goldegg, in St. Johann im Pongau District, in the state of Salzburg, Austria, undated photo. Historian Johannes Hofinger from the Salzburg City Archives reportedly wrote a brochure in which he glorified the technical achievements of the Nazi regime in the municipality. (Newsflash)

Fury Over Historian Who Says Nazis Boosted Tourism

A historian has been accused of glorifying the Nazi regime in a new history of their brutal hold on power in Austria during World War II. Writer Johannes Hofinger apparently…

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