Read more about the article Bronze Age Brain Surgery On Royal Brothers Discovered
Photo shows two upper-class brothers who were buried beneath a home in the ancient city of Megiddo, Israel, undated. One of the brothers found out to have undergone a brain surgery not long before he died. (Rachel Kalisher/Newsflash)

Bronze Age Brain Surgery On Royal Brothers Discovered

Rare brain operations carried out 3,500 years ago on two elite – and perhaps even royal – brothers by Bronze Age surgeons have been revealed by archaeologists. The skulls of…

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Read more about the article More Than Half Exhibited Benin Objects In Switzerland Were Most Likely Looted By British Troops, Shows Research
Picture shows the Hip mask, from the Kingdom of Benin, undated. Eight Swiss museums are a part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland, to research the origin of their holdings from Kingdom of Benin. (Museum Rietberg, Rainer Wolfsberger/Newsflash)

More Than Half Exhibited Benin Objects In Switzerland Were Most Likely Looted By British Troops, Shows Research

Over half of the artefacts from the former African Kingdom of Benin that are exhibited in Switzerland ended up there after they were stolen by British soldiers in the 19th…

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Read more about the article Shocking Torture Of Horses Slaughtered To Be Sold As Beef
Picture shows a tied up horse at a slaughterhouse in Arriaga, Mexico. An investigation by Igualdad Animal showed choking, electric shocks and beatings with sticks are daily practices at a slaughterhouse for horse meat. (Igualdad Animal/Newsflash)

Shocking Torture Of Horses Slaughtered To Be Sold As Beef

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Shocking evidence of the cruel slaughter of horses said to be sold off as beef from an abattoir in Mexico. Picture shows a horse beaten with a…

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Read more about the article Oldest Live Birth Of Snake Dating Back 47 Million Years Discovered
Image shows the Messel boa (Messelophis variatus) which is the world's first fossil record of a viviparous snake, undated photo. It was discovered by an Argentine-German research team. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)

Oldest Live Birth Of Snake Dating Back 47 Million Years Discovered

A team of scientists has discovered what they say is the first evidence in the world – dating back 47 million years – of a snake giving birth to its…

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Read more about the article Ancient Tombs Reveal Opium Use 2,300 Years Ago
Photo shows artefacts unearthed during the excavations at the Tel Yehud site in Israel, undated photo. A new study by the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv University and The Weizmann Institute of Science has revealed the earliest known evidence of the use of the hallucinogenic drug opium, and psychoactive drugs in general, in the world. (Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Ancient Tombs Reveal Opium Use 2,300 Years Ago

Ceramic vessels discovered in ancient tombs in Israel have revealed the world's earliest evidence of opium use dating back more than 2,300 years. The images show the opium paraphernalia from…

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Read more about the article Massive Moth With 10-Inch Wingspan Found In USA For 1st Time
The atlas moth found on a garage compared to a man's hand, in Bellvue, Washington, USA, undated. USDAs Animal and Plant Health Investigation Service confirmed the specimen as an atlas moth on July 27, 2022. (WSDA/Newsflash)

Massive Moth With 10-Inch Wingspan Found In USA For 1st Time

This massive moth with a 10-inch wingspan has been found in the USA for the first time. The revelation was made by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), which…

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Read more about the article Newly Found Mammoth Butchering Site Proves Humans Were In North America Much, Much Earlier
A recent study on the butchered remains of a mother and baby mammoth shows that humans lived in North America tens of thousands of years earlier than conventionally thought. See SWNS story SWSCmammoth;

Newly Found Mammoth Butchering Site Proves Humans Were In North America Much, Much Earlier

A newly discovered mammoth butchering site proves that humans were in north America nearly 15,000 years earlier than thought, scientists have revealed. The site from 37,000 years ago discovered bones…

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Read more about the article Britain’s Earliest People Lived On Canterbury Outskirts Up To 620,000 Years Ago, New Study Says
Artist reconstruction of Homo heidelbergensis making a flint hand axe. (Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Illustration by Gabriel Ugueto/Newsflash)

Britain’s Earliest People Lived On Canterbury Outskirts Up To 620,000 Years Ago, New Study Says

Some of Britain's earliest humans lived on the outskirts of Canterbury in Kent between 560,000 and 620,000 years ago, a groundbreaking new study has revealed. The study, which was led…

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Read more about the article Archaeologists Find Evidence Of Massive Tsunami Caused When Volcano Collapsed Into Lake
Thanks to the use of drones and sensors, three-dimensional models were created to confirm the displacement of the Pen Viejo hill. (INAH/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Find Evidence Of Massive Tsunami Caused When Volcano Collapsed Into Lake

A huge wave from a now non-existent lake was caused when part of a volcano collapsed in Central Mexico, according to new research. Archaeologist Gerardo Gutierrez-Mendoza of the University of…

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Read more about the article Scientists Solve Mystery Of Warlike Ancient Tribe
A grave at the Derecske-Bikas-dulo site from the Deri Museum located in the Hungarian city of Debrecen. (Szilvia Dobrontey-David/Newsflash)

Scientists Solve Mystery Of Warlike Ancient Tribe

Scientists have solved a 1,400-year-old mystery concerning the genetic background of the Avar civilisation by evaluating DNA samples of over 60 individuals discovered in elite graves. Researchers who analysed the…

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