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 Smilesaurus skull. “Most of those ancient mammal relatives looked really different from what we think of mammals looking like today.”

Earless, hairless, apex predator with saber teeth: Oldest known ancestor of mammals found in Mallor

 The floor is made of metacarpal and metatarsal bones of cattle, meticulously sawn to exactly the same height.

Bones neatly fill gaps in 15th-century Dutch floor, surprising experts

 Marble sculpture of the lion of Knidos at the British museum in London.

Knidos to reopen its ancient Great Church

 A quixotic effort? Researches uncovers 27 unknown documentations of the life of Miguel de Cervantes.

Research uncovers 27 new documents on Cervantes' life in Seville archives

Was it autumn or spring? Pompeii excavations.

Summer or autumn, when was Pompeii buried? Debate reignites

 Remains of the burnt-down dwelling, Kosenivka, Ukraine.

5,700-year-old mystery: Brutal Stone Age tragedy uncovered in Ukraine

 Bozcaada, formerly known as Tenedos , is the second largest island in the Aegean Sea.

366-year-old castle bath built by Ottoman grand vizier uncovered in excavation

Vampire hedgehog? 234 new species found in the Greater Mekong area.

From 'Vampire' Hedgehogs to Eyelash Vipers: 234 new species found in the Greater Mekong region

 Analysis of Somerset bones shows evidence for cannibalism.

Grisly discovery: 4,000-year-old mass grave evidence for cannibalism in ancient Britain

 the Southern Ocean with Elephant Island where shackleton and his crew were stranded.

Documentary 'Endurance' reveals discovery of Shackleton's shipwreck after 107 years

 Henan province.

The first king of China? Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old tomb of possible ancient monarch

 Aerial view of Mystras Palace and the green, fertile fields of Sparti at the background.

Realistic portrait of the last Byzantine ruler found in Greek monastery

New studies show humans and Neanderthals interbred over 7,000 years. Illustration.

New studies show humans and Neanderthals interbred over 7,000 years

 Hagia Sophia's iconic dome to be disassembled for major restoration.

Hagia Sophia's iconic dome to be disassembled for major restoration

 The 'Frankfurt Silver Inscription', a 3rd-century amulet.

Archaeologists uncover earliest Christian inscription north of the Alps in Frankfurt

 Joweizeh spring tunnel.

Researchers uncover cave pearls containing ancient artifacts in Ain Joweizeh spring tunnel

Stegosaurus armatus.

American Museum of Natural History unveils 'Apex', Stegosaurus skeleton bought for $44.6 million

 Prehistoric hunter. Illustration.

The bow masters: Neolithic bows were made from three types of wood, and entwined tendons