The York Archaeological Trust has dug up 80 skeletons that date from the first century AD to 4 AD. They were found at the Driffield Terrace site in York where excavation work started in 2004.
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Ancient mayor’s ‘lost tomb’ found south of Cairo
Archaeologists have discovered the 3,300-year-old tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital’s mayor, whose resting place had been lost under the desert sand since 19th century treasure hunters first carted off some of its decorative wall panels, officials announced Sunday.
New evidence on WWII mystery of Raoul Wallenberg
New Russian archival evidence: Swedish war hero Raoul Wallenberg survived after reported death
Egypt set to unveil Tutankhamun DNA results
The lineage of the boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun, may soon be solved, the country’s antiquities supremo hinted on Sunday.
Bible Possibly Written Centuries Earlier
Until now, many scholars have held that the Hebrew Bible originated in the 6th century B.C., because Hebrew writing was thought to stretch back no further.
Signs of a Real El Dorado
Some seekers called it El Dorado, others the City of Z. But the jungle swallowed them and nothing was found, prompting the rest of the world to call it a myth.
Mystery of Tasmanian Devil cancer solved
The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) resides only on the island of Tasmania, which sits about 150 miles (240 km) south of Australia.
DNA clues reopen French boy murder case from 1984
French detectives have found DNA traces on evidence from a child murder case that obsessed the nation in the 1980s.
‘Ardi,’ oldest human ancenstor, unveiled
The actual last common ancestor of chimps and humans probably lived between five and 10 million years ago, based on genetic and other estimates
Ancient fortress city unearthed in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the remains of what is believed to be the largest fortress in the eastern Delta, Egypt’s Minister of Culture.
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