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In 2001, a treasure hunter exploring Pustý hrad Castle in central Slovakia stumbled upon a stunning gold ring that dates back over 700 years. Now, over two decades later, a new archeological analysis has uncovered that its gemstone originated from Sri Lanka.

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In 2001, a treasure hunter exploring Pustý hrad Castle in central Slovakia stumbled upon a stunning gold ring that dates back over 700 years. Now, over two decades later, a new archeological analysis has uncovered that its gemstone originated from Sri Lanka.

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An archeology student digging on Scotland's Orkney Islands has uncovered a carved stone head that's estimated to be over 900 years old.

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An archeology student digging on Scotland's Orkney Islands has uncovered a carved stone head that's estimated to be over 900 years old.

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Discovered in a cave in southern Poland in the 1980s, this prehistoric boomerang was made from a mammoth tusk and estimated to be 18,000 years old. But new analysis has uncovered that the boomerang is between 39,000 to 42,000 years old, making it the oldest known boomerang in history.

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Discovered in a cave in southern Poland in the 1980s, this prehistoric boomerang was made from a mammoth tusk and estimated to be 18,000 years old. But new analysis has uncovered that the boomerang is between 39,000 to 42,000 years old, making it the oldest known boomerang in history.

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Archaeologists recently uncovered this magnificent 2,300-year-old gold ring with a red gemstone in Jerusalem's ancient City of David

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Archaeologists recently uncovered this magnificent 2,300-year-old gold ring with a red gemstone in Jerusalem's ancient City of David

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An ancient sculpture showing a Greek strategist. The marble object was discovered in Herculaneum and is dated to the 1st century CE. It is probably a copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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An ancient sculpture showing a Greek strategist. The marble object was discovered in Herculaneum and is dated to the 1st century CE. It is probably a copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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While trekking through the Aurlandsfjellet mountains of western Norway, a hiker recently found an enormous reindeer trap that dates back 1,500 years. Amongst the wooden logs, archaeologists uncovered other items as well, including several sets of well-preserved reindeer antlers

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While trekking through the Aurlandsfjellet mountains of western Norway, a hiker recently found an enormous reindeer trap that dates back 1,500 years. Amongst the wooden logs, archaeologists uncovered other items as well, including several sets of well-preserved reindeer antlers

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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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The 900-year-old Ancestral Puebloan Nankoweap Granaries located 700 hundred feet above the banks of the Colorado River in Arizona. The granaries served as grain storage facilities that were designed to be sealed, protecting food stores from seasonal flooding, rodents, and insects

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The 900-year-old Ancestral Puebloan Nankoweap Granaries located 700 hundred feet above the banks of the Colorado River in Arizona. The granaries served as grain storage facilities that were designed to be sealed, protecting food stores from seasonal flooding, rodents, and insects

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Near Rome, at the ancient city of Gabii, archaeologists have uncovered a massive stone basin. It dates to around 250 BCE. In ancient times, Gabia was a significant city-state and one of the rivals to Rome’s growing power.

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Near Rome, at the ancient city of Gabii, archaeologists have uncovered a massive stone basin. It dates to around 250 BCE. In ancient times, Gabia was a significant city-state and one of the rivals to Rome’s growing power.

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This Cypriot oinochoe or pitcher in Mycenaean geometric style dates from the late 8th to early 7th century BCE. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum in Milan, Italy

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This Cypriot oinochoe or pitcher in Mycenaean geometric style dates from the late 8th to early 7th century BCE. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum in Milan, Italy

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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An ancient bronze griffin head dating back to the 7th century BC, has been repatriated to Greece from US after it was stolen nearly a century ago, marking the latest repatriation in a broader shift of the museum world to return stolen artifacts to their places of origin.

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In 2017, archaeologists discovered a 2300-year-old sword in a tomb among the ruins of Chengyang City in central China. When they unsheathed the blade from its muddied cover, they found it had not oxidised but was still sharp, shiny and in near-perfect condition

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In 2017, archaeologists discovered a 2300-year-old sword in a tomb among the ruins of Chengyang City in central China. When they unsheathed the blade from its muddied cover, they found it had not oxidised but was still sharp, shiny and in near-perfect condition

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A 15,000-year-old baton made from a reindeer antler, and depicts a leaping horse. Found at the Bruniquel Cave, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Saint-Germain en Laye, France

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A 15,000-year-old baton made from a reindeer antler, and depicts a leaping horse. Found at the Bruniquel Cave, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Saint-Germain en Laye, France

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Hueyatlaco is an archeological site in Mexico, which became notorious due to geochronologists' analyses, which have found wildly contradictory estimates for human habitation at the site, dating from ca. 370,000 to 35,000 years before present

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Hueyatlaco is an archeological site in Mexico, which became notorious due to geochronologists' analyses, which have found wildly contradictory estimates for human habitation at the site, dating from ca. 370,000 to 35,000 years before present

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In 2017, archaeologists working in Puisserguier, France, discovered a 2.9 m diameter pit, probably originally used as a wine cellar, inside of which lay the 4700-year-old skeleton of an adult woman, whose decapitated head is placed on her chest, supported by her right hand

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In 2017, archaeologists working in Puisserguier, France, discovered a 2.9 m diameter pit, probably originally used as a wine cellar, inside of which lay the 4700-year-old skeleton of an adult woman, whose decapitated head is placed on her chest, supported by her right hand

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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