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Discovery of boot on Everest rekindles hope in 100-year-old mystery of missing climber Sandy Irvine

DNA breakthrough set to unravel the mystery of Christopher Columbus’ origins

Peter Jackson invests $10m to revive extinct species, including the Dodo

‘Where Jesus walked’: Archaeologists uncover ‘significant second temple-era quarry’ in Jerusalem

Hitler planned to nuke USSR – archives

The Kaimanawa Wall: Evidence of a prehistoric megastructure in NZ?

Uncontacted Amazon tribe photographed on remote Peruvian river bank

Ancient moa footprints discovered in Northland expected to vanish soon

Earliest known photo of US First Lady fetches $456K at auction

New findings challenge long-held theories of Easter Island’s population decline

British university loans dozens of looted artifacts to African state

Newly found Pompeii drawings suggest children watched brutal gladiator fights

Colombia to begin exploration of the San José Galleon – the ‘Holy Grail of Shipwrecks’

Banquet hall adorned with stunning Trojan War frescoes unearthed in Pompeii

Russia demands Berlin’s recognition of Leningrad Siege as Act of Genocide

India discovers long lost Pakistani submarine

Scientists call for ditching ‘sexist’ dinosaur names

Massive ancient city discovered in the Amazon

Palace where Alexander the Great crowned re-opens after 16-year renovation

Most French people have positive views of Napoleon’s legacy – poll

Archaeologists appear to solve mystery of long-lost Scottish monastery

UK museum declares Roman emperor a trans woman – The Telegraph

Amateur metal Detectorist Finds Treasure Trove of Bronze Age Jewelry in Carrot Field

Archaeologists unearth rare lead sarcophagi inside largest cemetery ever found in Gaza

Ancient carvings depict animal tracks so accurately archeologists can ID species

Wastewater pipeline dig leads to discovery of rare fossil ‘treasure trove’ in Auckland

Stolen 500-year-old manuscript signed by Hernán Cortés returned to Mexico

Ancient Mayan city found in Southern Mexico

Anglo-Saxons didn’t exist – Cambridge University

Last Chinese emperor’s watch sells for $6.2 Million

Two Large Viking Stashes From Harald Bluetooth-Era Unearthed in Denmark

Viking money haul found in woman’s basement

Ex-Russian counterspy chief reveals how Hitler tried to assassinate Stalin

Ancient hidden doors found in Great Wall of China

Norway makes fascinating discovery

Built to Last: Mystery Ingredient Helped Roman Architectural Gems to Weather Time, Study Shows

Watch: Scientists reconstruct ‘handsome’ face of Ramses II

Elon Musk, crypto, cannibalism: Nostradamus’s prophecies for 2022

British teen’s ‘once in a lifetime’ archaeological discovery

Watch: Titanic Exhibition opens in London

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