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Scientists Use 2013 Map to Reveal Ancient Mayan City

NFK Editors — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:30:18 +0000

Scientists have discovered thousands of ancient Mayan buildings, including the ruins of a large city, in southern Mexico. The buildings and the city were unheard of before. The discovery suggests that there may still be many more ancient Mayan buildings waiting to be found.

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AI Tools Help Find Ancient Nazca Lines

NFK Editors — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 06:30:47 +0000

Researchers have discovered over 300 new ancient drawings in the Nazca Desert in Peru. They used Artificial Intelligence and drones to help them find the new drawings. The pictures were made by the Nazca people, who lived in the area over 2,000 years ago.

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Reading a Burned Ancient Scroll Without Opening It

NFK Editors — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 06:30:22 +0000

Roughly 2,000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Now a group of scientists is working to decode one of the great mysteries of that time - the scrolls of Herculaneum.

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Ancient Comb Has Writing in World’s First Alphabet

NFK Editors — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:30:39 +0000

Scientists in Israel have discovered the earliest writing ever found that uses the letters of an alphabet. The writing, which talks about getting rid of lice, was carved on the side of a 3,700-year-old comb.

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News Roundup: Rare Art Finds Around the World

NFK Editors — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 06:30:33 +0000

In today's news roundup, scientists discover the world's oldest cave painting in Indonesia, Italian police find a 500-year-old painting hidden in an apartment closet, and an original cover drawing for a Tintin comic book sells for $3.2 million.

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Scientists Reveal Amazing Pompeii “Snack Bar”

NFK Editors — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 06:30:09 +0000

Archaeologists in Italy are learning more and more about the everyday life of the people who lived in Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago. Most recently, they've carefully uncovered a well-preserved street snack bar.

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Massive Ancient Cat Drawing Discovered in Peru

NFK Editors — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:30:00 +0000

Peru's Ministry of Culture says archeologists have recently discovered a massive cat drawn into a hillside over 2,000 years ago. The site is near other Nazca Lines, but was faded by time, which made it hard to spot.

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Israeli Teens Uncover 1,100-Year-Old Gold Coins

NFK Editors — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 06:30:08 +0000

Two teens helping out on an archeological dig in Israel wound up striking gold - literally. The teenagers revealed a clay pot holding hundreds of gold coins over 1,100 years old.

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Remains of 60 Mammoths Found in Mexico City

NFK Editors — Fri, 29 May 2020 06:30:54 +0000

Archeologists working near Mexico City have discovered the bones of about 60 mammoths in an area that was a lake long ago. The scientists believe the area could hold the remains of hundreds more mammoths.

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Egypt Moves Ancient Statues to Cairo

NFK Editors — Wed, 13 May 2020 06:30:31 +0000

In spite of complaints from archeologists, the Egyptian government has moved four ancient statues from a 4,000-year-old temple and placed them in the center of a busy traffic circle in downtown Cairo.

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