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A mining company in Australia blew up Aboriginal caves full of 46.000 years of history

The Juukan Gorge 1 and 2 rock shelter caves were destroyed the metal-mining company Rio Tinto last month

Mystery of Mayan “abandoned city” in Guatemalan jungle might now be solved

The city flourished between 300 and 850AD, and was known to the Maya themselves as Mutul

Former Louvre curator among five arrested in Paris over alleged Mideast antiquities trafficking

Antiques worth tens of millions of euros are thought to have been taken from countries including Libya, Syria, Egypt & Yemen

Archaeologists discover “astonishing” huge circular neolithic monument next to Stonehenge (photo)

The prehistoric site features 20 or more massive shafts in a circle around the Durrington Walls henge

Archaeologists suggest surprising true purpose of Great Wall of China’s northern section

"Prior to our research, most people thought the wall's purpose was to stop Genghis Khan's army"

Scientists analyze “mysterious black goo” used by ancient Egyptians to cover coffins and mummy cases

It is thought Egyptians used the fluid due to its black colour - which symbolized rebirth and regeneration through the God Osiris

After 3.300 years, King Tut’s coffin leaves his tomb for the first time ever

"The coffin is in a very bad condition, very deteriorated. We found many cracks, we found many missing parts, missing layers"

Roman leather toy mouse found in Vindolanda “bag of scraps”

The bag of scrap leather in which it was hidden inside was uncovered in 1993 during an excavation of a room

Italy opens ancient Greek site as lockdown eases

The post-lockdown phase with fewer visitors to the three remarkably well-preserved temples in the Doric order should be seen as an opportunity

Hidden text found in Dead Sea Scroll fragments in British library

The famous scrolls were uncovered near the Dead Sea between 1946 and 1956

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