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Art & Culture 4 years ago

Ancient factory exposes secrets of winemaking in the Holy Land

Wine was a common beverage in ancient times, served to children as well as adults, and was often used as a substitute for water, which was not always safe to drink, or as an additive to improve its taste and nutritional value.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Sudan floods threaten ancient archaeological gem

Rising Nile floodwaters are threatening to swamp an ancient archaeological site in Sudan, after some of the highest ever recorded river levels, archaeologists said Monday.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Ancient Aztec palace ruins found in Mexico City

The remains of an ancient Aztec palace, which later was the home of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, were discovered under a landmark building in Mexico City, the government said Monday.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Ancient Australian Aboriginal sites discovered underwater

Archaeologists have for the first time found Aboriginal artifacts on the seabed off Australia, opening a door to the discovery of ancient settlements flooded since the last ice age, they reported Thursday.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

3D printing brings ancient Yungang Grottoes to world

With 3D printing and high-fidelity digital technologies, the immovable Yungang Grottoes, the 1,500-year-old masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist art, took its first step out into the wider world.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Tiny songbird is East Asia's 'oldest' carved artwork

A miniature bird sculpted out of burnt bone in China around 13,500 years ago is the oldest known figurine from East Asia, according to researchers who discovered it in a refuse heap near an archaeological site.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Ground-penetrating radar reveals splendor of ancient Roman city

In a glimpse into the future of archaeology, researchers have used ground-penetrating radar to map an entire ancient Roman city, detecting remarkable details of buildings still deep underground including a temple and a unique public monument.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Part of China's Great Wall not built for war: Study

The northern segment of the Great Wall of China was built not to block invading armies but rather to monitor civilian movement, an Israeli archaeologist said Tuesday.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Argentine paleontologists discover small carnivorous dinosaur

Fossilized remains of a new species of dinosaur that lived 90 million years ago have been discovered in Patagonia, Argentine paleontologists announced on Thursday.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Researchers find ancient rooms under Jerusalem's Western Wall

Israeli researchers on Tuesday unveiled mysterious underground rooms with an unknown function, carved out of the bedrock near where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago.

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Ancient factory exposes secrets of winemaking in the Holy Land

Sudan floods threaten ancient archaeological gem

Ancient Aztec palace ruins found in Mexico City

Ancient Australian Aboriginal sites discovered underwater

3D printing brings ancient Yungang Grottoes to world

Tiny songbird is East Asia's 'oldest' carved artwork

Ground-penetrating radar reveals splendor of ancient Roman city

Part of China's Great Wall not built for war: Study

Argentine paleontologists discover small carnivorous dinosaur

Researchers find ancient rooms under Jerusalem's Western Wall

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