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Ancient sphinx sculpture with head of a ram discovered at 3,000-year-old abandoned workshop in Egypt

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Archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old remains of an Egyptian carving workshop containing several unfinished sculptures, including a ram-headed sphinx chiseled from sandstone. The ancient workshop is thought to date back to the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Amenhotep III – King Tut’s grandfather. The Swedish-Egyptian team behind the discovery also found hundreds of hieroglyphic … Read more

First extraterrestrial PROTEIN discovered inside a meteorite found 30 years ago in Algeria

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First extraterrestrial PROTEIN discovered inside a meteorite found 30 years ago in Algeria suggests the building blocks of life could already exist in space The meteorite — named Acfer 086 — was collected from Algeria back in 1990 Experts found it contains a protein called hemolithin made of iron and lithium The ends of the protein are … Read more

Lost ancient kingdom that defeated King Midas in battle is discovered in Turkey

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Evidence of a previously unknown ancient civilisation that existed for around 800 years has been found in Southern Turkey.   Archaeologists stumbled across an inscribed rock which reveals the existence of the long-lost civilisation after a farmer found it in an irrigation canal.  The stone was inscribed with hieroglyphs in the ancient Luwian dialect and experts translated … Read more

Queensland marsupial LION Lekaneleo discovered in outback Australia 

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Experts discover the remains of an extinct species of LION in outback Australia with razor sharp teeth capable of ‘slicing through bones’ Paleontologists discovered an extinct species of marsupial lion in the Outback Lekaneleo roamed the highlands of Queensland, Australia, 23 million years ago Now extinct, Lekaneleo was the size of a cat and had … Read more

The world’s oldest sword? 5,000-year-old Anatolian weapon discovered in Armenian Monastery of Venice

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One of the oldest swords in the world that was mislabelled in a museum on the Saint Lazarus Island, Venice, is around 5,000 years old, according to a new study.  The ultra-rare sword, which doesn’t resemble most ancient weapons in the world, was made around the year 3000BC and came from eastern Turkey. However, the … Read more

New artifacts discovered from doomed HMS Erebus arctic expedition in 1845 that left 128 men dead

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A new collection of artifacts have been pulled from the wreckage of the HMS Erebus, an English ship that became trapped by sea ice in the Canadian Arctic in 1846, leaving its 128-person crew to die under still mysterious circumstances. The artifacts were retrieved by a team of divers from Parks Canada’s underwater archaeology team, … Read more

Newly discovered differences in red panda genes reveal there may actually be TWO different species

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Newly discovered differences in red panda genes reveal there may actually be TWO different species – and it could affect conservation efforts A new study sheds light on genetic differences between regional red pandas It suggests red pandas in Sichuan and the Hiamalyas may be different species  Findings may also have implications on conservation efforts … Read more

The doorway of Samuel Pepys: Secret entrance used by famous diarist discovered in House of Commons 

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Pepys, famed for writing an eye-opening diary, was an MP from 1679 to 1688 A secret doorway which would have been used by diarist Samuel Pepys has been rediscovered in the House of Commons. The entrance, which was created for the procession to the Coronation banquet of Charles II, dates back 360 years. It would also … Read more