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 A new species of semi-aquatic mouse.

Over two dozen new species discovered in Peruvian forest

 Ziplining over a dangerous waterfall in Ecuador's Banos Canyon.

New documentary follows new attempt to find legendary hoard of Inca emperor Atahualpa

 Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, a facsimile of Chauvet Cave in Ardeche, France. Image: RudiErnst.

The 'Sistine Chapel of prehistory': How a 21,000-year-old cave transformed our view of ancient art

 The Church of Saint Peter, Hatay, Turkey.

Unexpected find: Artifacts and tombs uncovered in Turkish construction project

 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

 Why was an Iron Age woman buried with a folding knife driven into the ground? Pryssgården.

Why was an Iron Age woman buried with a folding knife driven into the ground?

 Berlin's historic Molkenmarkt.

Archaeologists uncover rare medieval saint figures in Berlin's Molkenmarkt

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

 Lion heads, and a winged gold Eros. Gold artifacts found at the site.

Lions, and a winged gold Eros: Major discovery in Greece sparks buzz among historians

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

 3,700 kilometers of ocean separate Rapa Nui from South America.

DNA suggests this culture contacted Indigenous Americans centuries before European explorers

 Is this the sword of the Exodus Pharoah?

Archaeologists find sword linked to Ramses II, tied to Biblical Exodus

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

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

 Illustration of the Quaestio simpsonorum.

Question mark on back marks the oldest asymmetrical animal found

 Henan province.

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