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The Mystery Behind Peru's "Band of Holes' May Have Just Been Solved

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (252+ words) by" Richard Whiddington November 13, 2025 Share Share This Article "It is essential to challenge such narratives with clear archaeological evidence and reasoning," Bongers wrote in a paper published in Antiquity on November 10, 2025. "To ensure that local heritage and Indigenous knowledge are…...

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Backlash Erupts After British Museum Removes "Palestine" From Displays

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (343+ words) A petition to reinstate the term has already garnered 6, 800 signatures. Vivienne Chow February 16, 2026 Share Share This Article The British Museum has altered its labeling of ancient Middle Eastern artifacts, removing references to "Palestine" after critics argued the term was being…...

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The Mysterious Plain of Jars in Laos That Has Stumped Archaeologists

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (247+ words) More than 2, 100 ancient jars can be found scattered through the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Laos, but who made them, and why? by" Tim Brinkhof December 11, 2025 Share Share This Article Whether you board a bus in Vientiane, the modern-day capital of Laos,…...

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Colosseum Facelift Restores Ancient Southern Entrance to Its Former Glory

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (257+ words) The restoration of the Roman landmark follows the opening of the Commodus Passage last year. by" Richard Whiddington April 9, 2026 Share Share This Article The southern entrance of Rome's Colosseum has been given a monumental facelift in a four-year project aimed…...

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Albania Discovers its First 'Upper-Class' Ancient Tomb

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (362+ words) Albanian authorities plan on turning the tomb into a tourist attraction. by" Richard Whiddington September 9, 2025 Share Share This Article Archaeologists in Albania have uncovered a large Roman burial chamber dating from the 3rd to 4th century C. E. It's the first mausoleum of its…...

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Stolen Hercules Fresco Found to Belong to Ancient Pompeii Villa

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (484+ words) The mural was repatriated to Italy from the U. S. in 2023. Jo Lawson-Tancred December 16, 2025 Share Share This Article Archaeologists have found the original location of a fresco fragment that was looted from Pompeii and later repatriated to Italy from the U. S. in 2023. The…...

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This 'Copy' of Magna Carta Turns Out to Be the Genuine Article

11+ mon, 3+ day ago  (409+ words) The document in Harvard's Law Library was long believed to be a replica. by" Richard Whiddington May 15, 2025 Share Share This Article British academics have discovered a lost Magna Carta from the year 1300 in the collection of the Harvard Law Library....

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Did Ancient Egyptians Build the Great Pyramid With a Pulley System?

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (343+ words) A new theory posits that the Pyramid builders used an internal pulley-and-counterweight system, rather than relying on ramps. by" Vittoria Benzine October 28, 2025 Share Share This Article The Great Pyramid of Giza'the largest of Egypt's pyramids'consists of about 2. 3 million limestone blocks....

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Rare Medieval Seal Rediscovered After 40-Year Disappearance

4+ day, 11+ min ago  (412+ words) One of only three surviving wax seals of Edward the Confessor was uncovered following a clerical error. by" Richard Whiddington April 15, 2026 Share Share This Article An 11th century seal belonging to the Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered after…...

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How the Great Wall of China Still Defies Scale, Time, and Myth

7+ mon, 1+ day ago  (563+ words) Centuries after its first bricks were laid in place, the Great Wall of China continues to make headlines through new discoveries. by" Tim Brinkhof September 18, 2025 Share Share This Article One of the innumerable legends surrounding the construction of the Great…...