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In central Italy, near the village of San Casciano dei Bagni, unusual finds were discovered in the area of a former Etruscan pool fed by hot springs.

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In central Italy, near the village of San Casciano dei Bagni, unusual finds were discovered in the area of a former Etruscan pool fed by hot springs.

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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In central Romania, in the town of Turda, archaeologists have discovered an unusual artifact, a bronze Roman box with a form resembling the facade of a Roman temple.

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In central Romania, in the town of Turda, archaeologists have discovered an unusual artifact, a bronze Roman box with a form resembling the facade of a Roman temple.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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One of the three Roman pools of Gafsa, in Tunisia, two of which are open. Built in the 2nd century BCE, they are about five meters deep and are fed by hot water springs

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One of the three Roman pools of Gafsa, in Tunisia, two of which are open. Built in the 2nd century BCE, they are about five meters deep and are fed by hot water springs

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This monumental Etruscan pyramid-shaped altar in Bomarzo, Italy, was hidden by vegetation on the slopes of a deep canyon and was only discovered for the first time in the 1990s, by 2 local archaeologists. The pyramid is believed to be an altar dating back to the 7th or 6th centuries BCE

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This monumental Etruscan pyramid-shaped altar in Bomarzo, Italy, was hidden by vegetation on the slopes of a deep canyon and was only discovered for the first time in the 1990s, by 2 local archaeologists. The pyramid is believed to be an altar dating back to the 7th or 6th centuries BCE

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Sandby borg is an Iron Age ringfort, in Sweden, that was the scene of a massacre in the 5th century CE. The victims of the massacre discovered so far, all males, were never buried but are found lying as they fell. 5 deposits of exquisite jewelry were also discovered hidden in the fort

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Sandby borg is an Iron Age ringfort, in Sweden, that was the scene of a massacre in the 5th century CE. The victims of the massacre discovered so far, all males, were never buried but are found lying as they fell. 5 deposits of exquisite jewelry were also discovered hidden in the fort

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In San Casciano , a fragment of a marble statue of Apollo, which was over 2 meters high, was discovered. It was a marble copy of a Greek bronze sculpture.

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In San Casciano , a fragment of a marble statue of Apollo, which was over 2 meters high, was discovered. It was a marble copy of a Greek bronze sculpture.

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A preserved Etruscan wooden head sculpture was located on a funeral urn. There are still slight traces of the original gilding around the mouth. The head was found in Chiusi, in central Italy.

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A preserved Etruscan wooden head sculpture was located on a funeral urn. There are still slight traces of the original gilding around the mouth. The head was found in Chiusi, in central Italy.

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Restored bust of Antinous, the lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian who died young from drowning in the Nile, deified as Osiris. From Hadrian's Villa, near Tivoli, Italy.

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Restored bust of Antinous, the lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian who died young from drowning in the Nile, deified as Osiris. From Hadrian's Villa, near Tivoli, Italy.

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Roman statue of two greyhounds, discovered in the Villa of Antoninus Pius, mid 2nd century

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Roman statue of two greyhounds, discovered in the Villa of Antoninus Pius, mid 2nd century

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This gas line happened to be laid straight through the skull of an Anglo Saxon woman. This woman, discovered in 2014, was one of over 100 skeletons found in a 6th century CE Anglo Saxon cemetery under a primary school playground in the village of Oakington in Cambridgeshire

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This gas line happened to be laid straight through the skull of an Anglo Saxon woman. This woman, discovered in 2014, was one of over 100 skeletons found in a 6th century CE Anglo Saxon cemetery under a primary school playground in the village of Oakington in Cambridgeshire

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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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In Giugliano, Italy , on the site of the former Roman settlement of Liternum, archaeologists have made a spectacular discovery – they have uncovered a 2,000-year-old necropolis with a unique tomb, probably belonging to a gladiator.

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In Giugliano, Italy , on the site of the former Roman settlement of Liternum, archaeologists have made a spectacular discovery – they have uncovered a 2,000-year-old necropolis with a unique tomb, probably belonging to a gladiator.

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A Roman temple-theater complex located 450 meters above sea level in Caserta, dating back to the 2nd century BC. It was accidentally discovered in 2000 by a local pilot flying his ultralight helicopter, who noticed its unusual layout from the air after a fire had cleared the vegetation.

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A Roman temple-theater complex located 450 meters above sea level in Caserta, dating back to the 2nd century BC. It was accidentally discovered in 2000 by a local pilot flying his ultralight helicopter, who noticed its unusual layout from the air after a fire had cleared the vegetation.

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The marble statue of a male that was discovered in December of 2024 during the supervision of a gas network installation in downtown Athens. In this area, during the imperial period , some of the most magnificent villas of the city were located.

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The marble statue of a male that was discovered in December of 2024 during the supervision of a gas network installation in downtown Athens. In this area, during the imperial period , some of the most magnificent villas of the city were located.

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While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, Germany, an ancient horse cemetery with more than 100 burials was discovered that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

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While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, Germany, an ancient horse cemetery with more than 100 burials was discovered that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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