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Traces of an Ancient Human Culture From 40,000 Years Ago Unearthed in China

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Scientists discovered remnants of an Old Stone Age culture, less than 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Beijing, where ancient hominins used a reddish pigment called ochre and crafted tiny, blade-like tools from stone.   The archaeological site, called Xiamabei, offers a rare glimpse into the life of Homo sapiens and now-extinct human relatives who inhabited the region some … Read more

Archaeologists Uncover Exciting ‘Time Capsule’ of Iron Age Artifacts in England

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For over 25 years, a group in Poulton, England has been looking for a lost Cistercian abbey. Instead, over the decades the team has found hundreds of medieval skeletons and well-traveled Roman artifacts. Now, they have discovered what they’re calling “the best preserved picture of late prehistoric life ever found in [North West England]”.   … Read more

Giant Haul of Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Spills The Lost Secrets of Mummification

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A deposit of hundreds of embalming tools uncovered in Abusir, Egypt – probably the largest ever found – offers clues into a lavish funeral that likely took place about 2,600 years ago.    The deposit of at least 370 ceramic jars – some of which carried heads to represent sacred animal deities – could provide … Read more

Challenger artifacts intended for President Reagan recovered after 36 years

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Artifacts that were recovered from the fallen space shuttle Challenger and prepared for presentation to the President of the United States have been recovered again, 36 years later, after they surfaced at auction among the collection of a NASA liaison to the White House. Little is known about how or why the late James Foster … Read more

‘Space Adventure’ exhibition to bring 300 Apollo-era artifacts to Miami

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Hundreds of original artifacts from NASA’s historic Apollo lunar landings are set to touch down in Miami this spring, as part of an immersive experience celebrating humanity’s first missions to the moon. “Space Adventure: The Arrival of Man on the Moon” will land at Maurice A. Ferré Park in downtown Miami, Florida on April 7, … Read more