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De oppercommissarissen der Walen (The Chief Commissioners of the Wharves), attributed to Wallerant Vaillant, 1674. Note: Photo from museum. (Amsterdam Museum/newsX/NF)

Restorer Spots Tattoo On 1674 Painting Making It Earliest Depiction Of Western Body Art

A unique tattoo has been discovered on a 17th century group portrait in a Dutch museum and has been described…

Picture shows the portrait of Johann Vogt (left) and Robert De Niro (right), undated. Polish museum invites Robert De Niro to view a 17th-century doppelganger’s portrait. Note: Image is a screenshot from post. (newsX/NF)

Polish Museum Invites Robert De Niro To View 17th-Century Doppelganger Portrait During Trip

A Polish museum has invited Hollywood actor Robert de Niro to view a portrait of a 17th-century nobleman that many…

ILLUSTRATIVE image: Picture shows a Four-Rotor Enigma Cipher Machine sold in 2014. Note: Photo from Christie's. (Christie's/newsX/NF)

Rare Nazi WWII Enigma Machine Sells For Nearly Half A Million At Auction

A rare Nazi Enigma encryption machine from World War II has been sold for nearly half a million euros after…

Woman With Prehistoric Ivory Hidden Under Skirt Seized By Customs Cops

Woman With Prehistoric Ivory Hidden Under Skirt Seized By Customs Cops

This is the moment Russian customs police unearth a stash of mammoth ivory hidden under the skirt of a woman…

Moment Railway Viaduct Dating Back Over 100 Years Ago Gets Blown Up Because Of Moving Mountains

Moment Railway Viaduct Dating Back Over 100 Years Ago Gets Blown Up Because Of Moving Mountains

This is the dramatic moment a railway viaduct dating back more than 100 years is blown up ahead of work…

Researchers Say Giant Sword Discovered In Japan Was Probably Only Used In Rituals

A massive sword that is as long as a giant snake that has been discovered in Japan was once used in rituals, researchers have said.…

World’s Oldest Book Was About The Price Of Beer

A scrap of papyrus left on a museum shelf for a hundred years has been found to be a page…

Mayan City With Massive Pyramid Structures Discovered In Middle Of Jungle

A huge, previously unknown Mayan city with massive pyramid-like structures has been discovered in the middle of the jungle in…

Stolen Ancient Egyptian Grave Carvings Returned

Priceless ancient Egytian tomb carvings stolen from a 4,200-year-old grave have been returned to Cairo from France. The relief wall…

Stunning New Images Show How Bronze Age Scot ‘Really’ Looked

A Brazilian 3D designer has opened a window onto Britain’s ancient past with these stunning recreations of a Bronze Age woman whose remains were found…

Man’s Neanderthal Ancestors Were Cannibals, New Study Says

A new study has revealed that Man’s ancient Neanderthal ancestors were once child-eating cannibals. Remains from a community in the…

Medicis May Have Been Wiped Out By Malaria Not Assassins

Astonishing new evidence has revealed that members of the notoriously plot-ridden Medici family may have died of malaria and not…

DNA Link Between Modern Vines And Fruit Named In Bible

Scientists have discovered a genetic link between modern grapes and varieties cultivated in Biblical times. The extraordinary discovery came as…