Read more about the article Ancient 2,300-Year-Old Mirror Found In Grave Of General’s Mistress
Photo shows a rare mirror found in the 2,300-year-old grave of a Greek courtesan in Jerusalem, Israel, undated. The well-preserved artifact is found alongside remains, likely of a young woman accompanying a high Hellenic army official on a tour of the Holy Land. (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Ancient 2,300-Year-Old Mirror Found In Grave Of General’s Mistress

An ancient Greek mirror unearthed in Israel is believed to have belonged to the mistress of one of Alexander the Great's generals, it has emerged. The 2,300-year-old bronze box mirror…

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Read more about the article Six-Million-Year-Old Owl Fossil Found Had Its Lunch In Its Stomach
Reconstruction of the extinct owl Miosurnia diurna perched in a tree with its last meal of a small rodent, overlooking extinct three-toed horses and rhinos with the rising Tibetan Plateau on the horizon. (IVPP, Zheng Qiuyang/AsiaWire)

Six-Million-Year-Old Owl Fossil Found Had Its Lunch In Its Stomach

Scientists are expecting to make major advances in discovering how owls evolved after this remarkably well-preserved skeleton of an extinct species that lived more than 6 million years ago was…

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Read more about the article Three Adorable Young Lambs Whose Mum Died At Birth Adopted And Raised By Dog In Animal Shelter
Female lamb Mariechen and female dog Rosi cuddling at the Pfotenhilfe located in the Austrian municipality of Lochen am See. (PFOTENHILFE/Newsflash)

Three Adorable Young Lambs Whose Mum Died At Birth Adopted And Raised By Dog In Animal Shelter

Three lambs who were taken in by an animal shelter after their mum died giving birth have formed an unbreakable bond with a female dog in their new home. The…

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Read more about the article Mysterious 500 Year Old Shrunken Heads Had Lips Sewn Shut To Keep Evil Spirits Trapped Inside Them
One of the four shrunken heads that were thought to be from the Jivaro tribe of South American origin found in the operation carried out by the police in Izmir, Turkey. (Newsflash)

Mysterious 500 Year Old Shrunken Heads Had Lips Sewn Shut To Keep Evil Spirits Trapped Inside Them

Experts studying these mysterious 500-year-old shrunken heads from the Amazon that were seized from a smuggler during a raid in Turkey revealed they all had their lips sewn shut to…

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Read more about the article Scientists Use Ostrich Eggshell Beads To Map 50,000 Year Old Social Network Spanning Africa
A string of modern ostrich eggshell beads from eastern Africa. (Hans Sell/Newsflash)

Scientists Use Ostrich Eggshell Beads To Map 50,000 Year Old Social Network Spanning Africa

Scientists have used ostrich egg shell beads to map a 50,000-year-old social network - the world's oldest, they claim - spanning Africa after over a decade of gathering data. The…

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Read more about the article Researchers Prove Humboldts 200 Year Old Claim About Volcanic Origin Of Cali Glass Was Right
The unusual Cali glass from Colombia is of volcanic origin, according to latest research. (A. Crosta/Newsflash)

Researchers Prove Humboldts 200 Year Old Claim About Volcanic Origin Of Cali Glass Was Right

New research has proved that Alexander von Humboldt was right in a claim he made 200 years ago about the volcanic origin of the so-called 'Cali glass'. The Cali glass…

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Read more about the article 101 Year Old Nazi Camp Guard On Trial Over Murders Of 3,518 Prisoners Claims He Was Just A Farmhand
The 100-year-old former concentration camp guard Josef S. hiding his face in court. (Newsflash)

101 Year Old Nazi Camp Guard On Trial Over Murders Of 3,518 Prisoners Claims He Was Just A Farmhand

A 101-year-old former SS guard at a Nazi concentration camp who is on trial for complicity in the murder of 3,518 prisoners has claimed in court he was just a…

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Read more about the article Hoard Of 5,600 Silver Coins From Roman Empire 2000 Years Ago Discovered In Germany
The silver treasure found by urban archeology. (Andreas Brucklmair, KMA/Newsflash)

Hoard Of 5,600 Silver Coins From Roman Empire 2000 Years Ago Discovered In Germany

A hoard of 5,600 silver coins from the Roman Empire dating back nearly 2,000 years have been unearthed in Germany. The Augsburg Art Collections and Museum said in a statement…

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