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Ancient mystery code was probably Sargon II’s name
King Sargon II was a big fan of seeing his name around town—at least, that’s what one expert believes after reviewing a series of...
Ancient, mysterious 12-sided object still baffles archeologists
With a hollow center, 12 sides, and no known uses, Roman dodecahedrons remain one of the great enigmas in archeology. They don’t appear...
Plants detected in ancient Mayan ‘ballcourts’ point to a sacred spot
Archeologists have found evidence that ancient Mayans may have made ceremonial offerings during the construction of the ballcourts they...
A ‘bionic eye’ scan of an ancient, scorched scroll points to Plato’s long-lost gravesite
A research team’s “bionic eye” deciphered thousands of new words hidden within an ancient scroll carbonized during the eruption of...
Read the last letters by George Mallory, who died exploring Mt. Everest in 1924
Letters written by famous British mountaineer and Mount Everest explorer George Mallory are now digitized and freely available to the...
Enormous snake in ancient India was longer than a school bus
Another day in science, another massive, ancient snake discovery. Paleontologists in India have unearthed fossilized vertebrae from a snake...
Lasers provide clues to an early medieval money mystery
Human-made currency such as coins and paper bills have certainly evolved over time. Small pieces of precious metals or paper with no metal...
Why chickens probably crossed the Silk Road
The mystery of what came first, the chicken or the egg has generally been solved–it was the egg. However, some questions remain about how...
Cracking open a 117-year-old Antarctic milk time capsule
As dairy alternatives such as almond, oat, and soy milk continue to grow in popularity, an centuries old question regarding cow’s milk...
Scientists recreate the face of an ancient Chinese emperor
A team in China used ancient DNA to reconstruct the face of an emperor who reigned 1,500 years ago. Emperor Wu was the ruler of the...
