2,400-year-old golden mask unearthed
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A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday.
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Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found.
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An ancient walled city complex inhabited some 1,300 years ago by a culture later conquered by the Incas has been discovered deep in Peru's Amazon jungle, explorers said on Tuesday.
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An unusual combination of classicists, engineers and archaeologists unveil something not even HBO and Hollywood could manage â a complete 3-D model of Rome, circa 320 A.D.
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Scientists reconstruct part of the genetic code of a 75-million-year-old mammal ancestor.
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Nov. 3, 2004 - Beauty creams used by the ladies of ancient Rome were not far different from those applied to today&#39;s fair skins, to judge by a discovery in the remains of a Roman temple in London dating from the 2nd century AD.
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Archaeologists unveiled Sunday the tomb of a member of a powerful family that governed a swath of western Egypt about 2,500 years ago, along with a dozen recently discovered mummies from Roman times.
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The Shroud of Turin is much older than suggested by 1980s radiocarbon dating, a new chemical study suggests.
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Archaeologists say they have found a huge ancient settlement used by the people who built Stonehenge.
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Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed a 2 400-year-old golden mask in the tomb of an ancient Thracian king, a newspaper said on Friday.
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The 500-year-old skull, found in a long-forgotten Inca cemetery outside Lima, Peru, had two round holes just across from each other. Nearby was a plug of bone, recovered intact, that carried the distinct markings of an old musket ball.
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Scientists have pieced together how a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator was built, revealing an astounding level of craftsmanship for its time.
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Our heavy-browed competitors lasted 2,000 years longer than previously thought, a new cave find suggests&#151;though not everyone agrees on the dates.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria  - Bulgarian archeologists have unearthed a 2,400-year old golden mask in the tomb of an ancient Thracian king, a newspaper said Friday.
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A Bulgarian archeological team has discovered a rare mask of massive gold, apparently depicting an ancient Thracian king, the chief of the team said.
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Complex skull operations were being performed as early as 960AD, remains of a body found at an archaeological dig show.
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By COSTAS KANTOURIS THESSALONIKI, Greece - A 2,200-year-old statue of the goddess Hera has been found built into the walls of a city under Mount Olympus, home of Greece's ancient gods, archaeologists said on Thursday.