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Picture shows ancient wooden tags, undated. The wooden tags hold clues to the climate of the times of Roman Egypt in the form of the trees growth rings. (Prof. Dr. Sabine Huebner/Newsflash)

Ancient Mummies Hold Secrets Of World’s Weather

Ancient body tags used to identify mummies from 2,000 years ago could hold the secret of the planet's extreme weather patterns, it has emerged. Scientists in Switzerland are examining 3,000…

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Read more about the article Nine Crocodile Heads Found In Egyptian Tombs Of Two Ancient High-Ranking Officers
Photo shows a crocodile skull, undated photo. Crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. (Newsflash)

Nine Crocodile Heads Found In Egyptian Tombs Of Two Ancient High-Ranking Officers

Archaeologists have unearthed nine crocodile heads placed inside two ancient noblemen's tombs in an Egyptian necropolis. The scientists from the University of Warsaw, Poland, reportedly discovered the crocodile heads in…

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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 Ancient Egyptian Golden Tongues Used By The Dead To Talk To Osiris Found In Mouths Of Mummies In 2,500 Year Old Tombs
Three golden tongue-shaped amulets found in a human remains from Roman period. (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)

Ancient Egyptian Golden Tongues Used By The Dead To Talk To Osiris Found In Mouths Of Mummies In 2,500 Year Old Tombs

Three ancient Egyptian golden tongues used by the dead to talk to Osiris on their way to the afterlife have been found in tombs believed to be 2,500 years old.…

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Read more about the article Archaeologists Unearth 8 Tombs Dating Back 6,500 Years At Huge Swiss Necropolis
Tomb T5 with skull fragments in Chemin de Verney, Pully. (Kanton Waadt/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Unearth 8 Tombs Dating Back 6,500 Years At Huge Swiss Necropolis

Archaeologists have unearthed eight prehistoric tombs between 5,500 and 6,500 years old in the heart of a Swiss town but not before construction work had severely damaged three of them.…

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