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Archaeology Around the World

Features stories on discoveries, excavations, and artifacts that reveal insights into ancient civilizations and reshape historical timelines.

 Valencia flood.

Ancient Roman dam saves Spanish town from devastating floods

 Dzibanche, Building 1, Temple of the Owl.

Archaeological discovery reveals hidden history of Mayan “Snake Kings”

 Underwater ruins.

Archaeologists discover submerged Nabataean temple off Italy’s coast

 Mummified cat, Egypt, Beni Hassen, Middle Kingdom, 2040-1782 BC, site of Khnumhotep II, linen and pigments. Fitchburg Art Museum.

Archaeological mission discovers first Middle Kingdom tomb in South Asasif Necropolis

 Prisoner barracks at Stalag Luft III POW camp from WWII in Zagan, Lubusz, Poland.

Mass grave of nearly 200 prisoners of war found at former Stalag II D camp in Stargard

 Mount of Temptation, Jericho.

With more than 11,000 years of history, Jericho is the oldest inhabited city in the world

 Wadi Disah, Al Shaq canyon of Saudi Arabia.

Hidden 4,000-year-old fortified town discovered in the Khaybar Oasis of Saudi Arabia

 Statue of Poseidon.

International team uncovers long-sought sanctuary of Poseidon near Samikon, Greece

 Puget Sound arthropods.

450-million-year-old spider relative fossil found in fool's gold

 Jerusalem cats.

Archaeologists find oldest evidence of cat kneading on 1,200-year-old jug in Jerusalem

 Gainsborough Old Hall.

Staggering array of witches' marks found at Gainsborough Old Hall

 Angkor Wat.

Archaeologists uncover 12 ancient "door guardians" at Angkor

 Zosia.

Face of 17th-century 'vampire' Zosia reconstructed by archaeologists

  Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Maya Ruins, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Archaeologists discover hidden Maya city 'Valeriana' with grand pyramids in Mexico

5000-year-old tools discovered in the excavation.

Researchers glimpse urbanization in ancient Israel at site of 5000-year-old public building

 Noah's Ark, Notre-Dame de la Garde. Image by tm-tm, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scientists unlock secrets of 3,000-year-old tablet revealing path to Noah's Ark

 Zapotec ceramic large effigy urn with head of Bat God, Tomb 113, Monte Alban. Image by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is used under license CC0 1.0

Archaeologists uncover underground tunnels beneath Mexican city associated with the god of death

 Pterosaurs Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs. Image by Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chinese Scientists Discover World's Smallest Dinosaur Eggs, Shedding Light on Theropod Evolution

 Mount Everest. Image by Dnor licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

National Geographic team finds Andrew Irvine's boot on Mount Everest after 100 years

 Grand Egyptian Museum.

Grand Egyptian Museum opens 12 exhibition halls in trial operation

 Sverresborg. Image by Cato Edvardsen is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

DNA analysis links medieval skeleton found in well to events in the Sverris Saga

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