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2,400-year-old puppets discovered atop pyramid in El Salvador

In San Isidro, El Salvador, archaeologists have unearthed a stunning set of 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets atop a pyramidal structure. These findings shed new light on ancient public rituals and cultural exchanges in Central America...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/03/pup

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Neanderthal remains discovered in Arbreda cave, Spain

Researchers have unearthed significant Neanderthal dental remains at Arbreda Cave, part of the Reclau Caves complex in the Prehistoric Caves Park of Serinyà, Girona, northeastern Spain. The study, published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2024/11/nea

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World’s oldest cheese discovered on ancient Chinese mummies

Scientists have successfully extracted DNA from a 3,600-year-old cheese, making it the oldest known cheese sample ever discovered. Identified as kefir cheese, the discovery provides new insights into the origins of kefir and the development of probiotic bacteria...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2024/09/wor

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New research reveals the Greek lunar calendar tracking in the Antikythera mechanism

Recent research has unveiled that the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient device often hailed as the world’s oldest known computer, tracked the Greek lunar calendar, rather than the Egyptian solar calendar as previously thought...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2024/06/gre

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Archaeologists unearth rare purple dye, once worth more than gold, at Roman ruins in the UK

Archaeologists and volunteers working at an ancient Roman site in the United Kingdom have unearthed a mysterious purple lump that turned out to be an incredibly rare substance once valued more than gold...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2024/05/arc

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