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The east-west-oriented Roman road in Sussita, in the Golan Heights.

Preserved Roman road in Golan found to be constructed in the late second century CE

 Archaeology excavation.

Archaeologists uncover 500-year-old firearm near the US-Mexico border

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

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

 The scorpionis also the symbol of the Egyptian goddess Serket.

Girl finds 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet during family trip in Hod Hasharon

Temple of Hera II at Paestum (sometimes called the Temple of Neptune)

Ancient artifacts found during Greek subway construction

Artwork showing gladiators riding on elephants and horses in a a Roman amphitheatre. A print by Professor Wagner.

Anatolia's gladiators: Ancient stelae offer new insights into their complex lives

 Plaster cast of a Pompeii victim found in the ancient city

New DNA discovery changes assumptions about Pompeii victims

 Cuneiform writing.

Study reveals earliest point in writing related to trading symbols

 Mount of Temptation, Jericho.

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

 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

 "Scene inspired by the Battles of Alexander the Great," attributed to Panayiotis Douxaras (1662-1729).

Ancient purple fabric found in Vergina tomb may be Alexander the Great's sacred tunic

 The boat-shaped mound lies just two miles from the Turkey-Iran border

Discovery reignites search for Noah’s Ark in Turkey’s mountains

Bread

Pass the breadsticks: Ancient humans loved carbs, study finds

 Mount Ararat in Armenia. October 6, 2017.

Archaeologists unearth ruins of 4th-century church, oldest in Armenia

 Ruins from the villages of Ashopton and Derwent in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. November 6, 2018.

Archaeologists uncover evidence of continuous 6,000-year settlement in England