Incredible Seabed Footage Of Wrecks Of Battle Of Midway
The chrysanthemum flower crest, an honored imperial symbol of Japan, can still be seen prominently on the bow of IJN Akagi 81 years after the aircraft carriers sinking. Photo recorded by Ocean Exploration Trusts ROV Atalanta on September 10, 2023. Ocean Exploration Trusts visual survey of the Japanese aircraft carrier is the first time anyone has seen the vessel since sinking during June 1942s Battle of Midway. (Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA/Newsflash)
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Incredible Seabed Footage Of Wrecks Of Battle Of Midway

Grim remains from one of the most important naval conflicts of World War II have been revealed by a new ocean-bed study of ships sunk in the Battle of Midway.…

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September 22, 2023
Artefacts Used By Sorcerers Unearthed On Route From Egypt To Muslim Holy City
Photo shows a clay female figurine discovered along the ancient Darb al-Hajj route that led from Egypt to Mecca, undated. The artifacts were likely used for magic rituals 400 years ago. (Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)
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Artefacts Used By Sorcerers Unearthed On Route From Egypt To Muslim Holy City

Ancient artefacts believed to have been used by "sorcerers" in magical rituals have been discovered on the road from Cairo in Egypt to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in…

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September 13, 2023
Rare Roman Gladiator Swords Unearthed In Ancient Arms Cache
Photo shows ancient weapons found in a cave near the Dead Sea in Israel, undated. The ancient weapons were secreted behind a wall of stalactites deep inside the cave in the Judean Desert southeast of Jerusalem sometime in the 2nd or 3rd century A.D. (Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)
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Rare Roman Gladiator Swords Unearthed In Ancient Arms Cache

A cache of astonishingly perfectly preserved Roman swords has been unearthed from what scientists believe was once a two-thousand-year-old rebel arms dump. https://filedn.eu/lhVNGNsizwl5t7THnzzJ2c8/Newsflash-AncientRomanSwords-01.mp4 The four swords are said to be…

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September 8, 2023
Ancients Were Cremated With Animals And Favourite Jewellery, Scans Show
Image shows the Late Bronze Age urn, undated photo. It contained human remains when it was found at the city of St. Poelten, Lower Austria State, Austria. (Waltenberger, OeAW, OeAI/Newsflash)
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Ancients Were Cremated With Animals And Favourite Jewellery, Scans Show

Astonished scientists investigating Bronze Age burial urns have discovered that ancients were cremated with animals and their jewellery, https://youtu.be/mENEyur8ZlY CT scans carried out by Austrian experts have revealed that ashes…

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September 4, 2023
Scientists Unearth Ancient New Frog Fossil
Picture shows the reconstruction of a new species of prehistoric amphibian, undated. It lived 100,000 years ago, the species inhabited the region during the Pleistocene in San Pedro, Argentina. (Museo Paleontologico Fray Manuel de Torres/Newsflash)
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Scientists Unearth Ancient New Frog Fossil

A new species of ancient wide-mouthed frog once prey to caveman hunters 100,000 years ago has been unearthed by scientists in Argentina. https://youtu.be/9iNipd7wKrU Fossil hunters discovered the remains of the…

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September 1, 2023
Astonishing 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Of Roman Sea God Unearthed
Archeologists uncover a mosaic, in Trevi , Italy, undated. The excavation concentrated on the area of ​​a large domus belonging to people of high social standing, and uncovered several rooms. (Universita degli Studi di Perugia/Newsflash)
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Astonishing 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Of Roman Sea God Unearthed

An ancient Roman mansion abandoned more than 2,000 years ago has been unearthed with an astonishing mosaic of what appears to be an ancient sea god. Archeologists uncover a mosaic,…

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August 31, 2023
Discovery Of Ancient Priest Who Lived In Peru 3,000 Years Ago
Picture shows the remains of a priest that lived 3 thousand years ago in Cajamarca, Peru, undated. The remains found in a funerary context, correspond to the first priestly leaders of the temples of the region. (Ministerio de Cultura/Newsflash)
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Discovery Of Ancient Priest Who Lived In Peru 3,000 Years Ago

These pictures show the skeleton of a religious leader in a tomb where he had been laid to rest some 3,000 years ago in what is now northern Peru. Picture…

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August 29, 2023
 Fossil Of Previously Unknown Snake With Intact Trachea Found In Disused Quarry Earmarked As Dump
Image shows the previously unknown reptile's trachea, undated photo. It is easily recognisable thanks to the well-preserved cartilage rings. (Senckenberg, Behr/Newsflash)
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 Fossil Of Previously Unknown Snake With Intact Trachea Found In Disused Quarry Earmarked As Dump

A fossil believed to be a previously unknown species of snake with a well-preserved trachea has been discovered at a disused quarry in Germany. Image shows the previously unknown reptile's…

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August 29, 2023
Ancient Roman Building Was Right Under Their Feet
Image shows part of the exposed walls with the room layout already recognisable, undated photo. The remains of the floor construction are still preserved in the foreground of the picture. (ADA Zug, David Jecker/Newsflash)
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Ancient Roman Building Was Right Under Their Feet

A massive ancient Roman building dating back 2,000 years has been discovered just inches under the surface of a gravel pit in the Swiss Alps. Image shows part of the…

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August 28, 2023