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11-Year-Old Girl Finds a 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Gold Coin Within Ten Minutes
An 11-year-old metal detectorist named Darcey made a discovery she is unlikely to forget when she uncovered a Celtic gold coin just ten minutes into a weekend rally at Cirencester, England. The small coin has been provisionally identified as a Selsey Dahlia gold quarter stater,…
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LiDAR Reveals Hidden Inca Road Network Across the River from Machu Picchu
More than 2.5 kilometers of previously undocumented roads have emerged from beneath the rainforest surrounding Machu Picchu, revealing human activity in an area long overshadowed by the famous Inca citadel. The roads were identified on the slopes of Yanantin Mountain, across the Urubamba River from…
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53,208 Roman Coins Were Buried in Spain. Ten Years Later, Their Purpose Remains a Mystery
Ten years after 53,208 Roman coins were discovered inside 19 amphorae near Seville, researchers have learned when the enormous deposit was assembled, where its money came from and how the containers were packed. One question, however, remains unanswered: what was all that money meant for?…
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2,500 Years Later, the Face of an Etruscan Goddess Emerges at Her Own Temple
A terracotta fragment depicting the face of the Etruscan goddess Uni has been unearthed at Pyrgi, an ancient sanctuary on Italy’s Tyrrhenian coast. The discovery was made in the area of Temple B, a sacred building dedicated to the same goddess more than 2,500 years…
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An 800-Year-Old Castle Was Hiding Inside a Victorian Building in Dublin
For generations, Roebuck Castle on the campus of University College Dublin appeared to be a largely Victorian building. Its medieval predecessor was believed to have vanished long ago, cleared away as successive owners transformed the property into a more comfortable residence. The approximately 800-year-old castle,…
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Ploughing Scattered This 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Silver Hoard Across a German Sports Field
Eleven small silver coins discovered beneath a former sports field in central Germany have been identified as the largest Celtic hoard of its kind ever recorded in Thuringia. Although centuries of farming had pulled the coins away from their original hiding place, archaeologists were able…
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The 1,800-Year-Old Aqueduct That Kept Roman Side Alive Is Falling Apart
Roman Side is remembered for its theatre, temples, baths and monumental fountains. Yet the water that sustained this wealthy Mediterranean port began its journey far beyond the city, in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains. Near Oymapınar in Antalya’s Manavgat district, the damaged remains of…
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Colorful Stone Found in a Polish Tobacco Field Is a Nearly 6,000-Year-Old Axe
A colorful stone uncovered while a couple were weeding tobacco in eastern Poland has been identified as a nearly 6,000-year-old Neolithic axe. Made from distinctive striped flint, the remarkably well-preserved tool may add to evidence that the surrounding region was more intensively occupied in prehistory…
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Roman Settlement Destroyed by Fire Discovered in Switzerland
Archaeologists excavating ahead of a housing project in southern Switzerland have uncovered a Roman settlement containing evidence of iron and bronze working on a significant scale. The complex, occupied during the second and third centuries AD, came to a violent end when a fire brought…