A Metal Detectorist Went Digging for Fun—and Discovered a 2,000-Year-Old Trove of Ancient Artifacts
A metal detectorist named Peter Heads discovered an “exceptional” Iron Age hoard outside of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK.
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Discover the 14,000 Ancient Roman Artifacts Just Donated to the London Museum
London is a city of layers, where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites. Recent ...
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Metal detectorist finds 800 ancient artifacts buried in northern England that could rewrite Iron Age Britain
Near the British village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, history lay hidden beneath the soil—muddy and forgotten for 2,000 ...
Metal detectorist unwittingly discovers strange hoard of hundreds of ancient objects: 'Rarely seen'
British archaeologists recently uncovered a remarkable collection of two-millennia-old artifacts dating back to the Iron Age, ...
Soldier unearths 2,600-year-old burial site, Greek artifacts in Ukraine. See the finds
One artifact was popular among Greek aristocrats, suggesting the burial site belonged to someone with high social status, ...
The Secrets of an Ancient Death Ritual May Be Hidden in the Tomb of King Tut
The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...
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From Ancient Greek Carob Seeds to Modern Carats: The Origins of a Precious Measurement
The carob seed which became the modern carats shows how ancient Greeks devised ingenious ways to ensure fairness in trade.
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
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Archaeologists Reconstruct the Scents of Ancient Mummification
A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.
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Soldiers Discover Ancient Greek Artifacts in Southern Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers discovered ancient Greek artifacts during fortification works in Ukraine, in what is believed to be a ...