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Viral Roman Music: An Echo of the Empire or Educated Guesswork?
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A clip of reconstructed Roman music has gone viral on X. The instruments behind it are real, the melodies are a modern hypothesis, and the evidence explains why it sounds so strange.
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A Possible Roman Glass Cup Lay at the Bottom of Mongolia's Largest Xiongnu Tomb
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Korean and Mongolian archaeologists have reached the floor of Tomb 160 at Duurlig Nars, where a handled glass cup that may have been made in the Roman world lay with Han-style jades and silver horse ornaments.
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A Gilded Bronze Leg From a Scottish Bog Came From a Statue of Emperor Antoninus Pius, Museum Researchers Say
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A larger than life gilded bronze leg dug out of a bog near Hawick in 1820 was long dismissed as loot hauled north from further south. Curators at National Museums Scotland now argue that it belonged to an equestrian statue of Antoninus Pius raised in southern Scotland and taken apart with care when Rome pulled back.
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Is Derinkuyu 10,000 Years Old, Built to Survive an Ice Age Disaster?
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Derinkuyu, a deep underground city carved into soft volcanic rock in central Turkey, is often described online as a shelter dug more than 10,000 years ago against a frozen world or a strike from space. The published archaeology and the official site records point to a much younger story, and the firmest part of it belongs to the Byzantine Christian communities of Cappadocia.

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The Witch Marks Hidden in Old Houses, and How to Spot One in Yours
Plutarch Says a Voice Cried "Great Pan Is Dead," and Tiberius Investigated
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A becalmed ship, a voice from a small Greek island calling the pilot by name, and a message about the death of a god. In Plutarch's telling the story came from a reliable witness, and he says the

Human Origins

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Forensic facial reconstruction of a Cro-Magnon man. Source: Cicero Moraes/CC BY-SA 4.0
The Enigmatic Origins of Cro Magnon: Europe's First Humans (Video)
Human Origins, Folklore
Human Origins According to Ancient Greek Mythology
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Every culture has an explanation about how we got here. The ancient Greeks were no different. The dramatic story of the origins of humanity in Greek mythology involves love, pain, and a hefty dose of

History

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Relief of Thracian Warriors from 6th-5th century BC, Reign of Darius I. Source: Kmrakmra/CC BY-SA 3.0
The Mysterious Thracians: Unveiling Their Unique Culture and Legacy 
History, Ancient Traditions
The Therapeutae and the Secrets of Ancient Monastic Life
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The Therapeutae are an ancient Jewish ascetic community, shrouded in mystery and truly obscure. Much of what we know about them comes from the writings of Philo of Alexandria, a Hellenistic Jewish

Artifacts

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Aerial view of Thulamela location
Forgotten African Kingdom of Thulamela Reveals Gold and Royal Burials
Ancient Technology, Artifacts
Medieval Distillation Vessel Found at Gnandstein Castle Points to Alchemy
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Archaeologists working at the historic Gnandstein Castle in Saxony, Germany, have uncovered a rare and unusual distillation vessel during recent construction-related investigations. This remarkable

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Myths & Legends

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: Interior of Lovelock Cave located next to the former lakebed of Lake Lahontan in Nevada. Source: BLM Nevada / CC BY-SA 2.0
Lovelock Cave: A Tale of Giants or A Giant Tale of Fiction?
Myths & Legends, Africa
Roman Historian’s Cleopatra’s Pearl Story: Is It Fact or Fiction?
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“Cleopatra’s Pearl” is a story told by the Roman author Pliny the Elder in his famous long-read book Natural History. According to this tale, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, drank a

Ancient Places

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Ollantaytambo aerial view, sacred valley in the Andes, Peru
Ollantaytambo: The Inca Fortress That Defied Conquistadors
Africa
Underwater Military Ship and Burials Found at Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt
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The island-city of Thonis-Heracleion and its famous Temple of Amun was located in Egypt’s Abu Qir Bay, just north of Alexandria, Egypt. Greeks later settled in Thonis-Heracleion during the late

Unexplained Phenomena

Weird Facts of History

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Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Mince Pies in England?
Artifacts, News, History & Archaeology
10 Weird Archaeological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
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Archaeology isn’t just about dusty ruins and ancient pottery—it’s full of bizarre discoveries that challenge what we think we know about the past. From mysterious artifacts to unusual burial practices