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 A prehistoric family. Illustration.

5,000 years ago, people living in Spain may have been documenting family lineages

 Toppled stone heads of the gods of the Kommagene kingdom, Turkey.

Anarchy in Mesopotamia: New study reveals early society decided to reject centralized governance

 Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya), Istanbul, Turkey.

Second phase of Hagia Sophia mosque restoration begins with new scaffolding

 A cuneiform tablet.

An error for the ages: 4,000-year-old clay tablet immortalizes Sumerian student's math mistake

 The Nebra Sky Disc.

New study reveals manufacturing secrets of the ancient Nebra Sky Disc

 12 severed hands.

Egyptian archaeologists uncover 12 severed hands, hinting at a brutal ritual

 Ancient Jewish quarter of Phanagoria uncovered in Russia's Taman peninsula

Ancient Jewish quarter of Phanagoria discovered in Black Sea area of Russia

 "The arch of Septimius Severus, Rome".

After traveling for 60 years, a Roman emperor’s head returns to Turkey

 Polypterus senegalus.

Researchers use paleo-inspired robotics to recreate ancient creatures

 Aztec Death Whistle.

Researchers find Aztec 'death whistles' do weird things to the listeners' brains

 An ancient marble tablet inscribed with an ancient Hebrew version of the biblical Ten Commandment.

The oldest known stone tablet of the Ten Commandments to be auctioned by Sotheby's

 Plaster cast of a Pompeii victim found in the ancient city

New DNA discovery changes assumptions about Pompeii victims

 Valencia flood.

Ancient Roman dam saves Spanish town from devastating floods

 Puget Sound arthropods.

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

 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