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The Ancient "Wheel Of Ghosts" Has Turned 40 Meters Since It Was Built 5,000 Years AgoAn aerial shot of the 5,000-year old stone concentric circle known as the "wheel of ghosts".

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The Ancient "Wheel Of Ghosts" Has Turned 40 Meters Since It Was Built 5,000 Years AgoAn aerial shot of the 5,000-year old stone concentric circle known as the "wheel of ghosts".
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The Ancient "Wheel Of Ghosts" Has Turned 40 Meters Since It Was Built 5,000 Years Ago

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Foxes And Wildcats Were Often On The Menu 10,000 Years AgoA close up photo of a red fox sitting in a dry grass field. The fox is on profile facing the right and is scratching its chin with its hind leg.

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Foxes And Wildcats Were Often On The Menu 10,000 Years AgoA close up photo of a red fox sitting in a dry grass field. The fox is on profile facing the right and is scratching its chin with its hind leg.
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Foxes And Wildcats Were Often On The Menu 10,000 Years Ago

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"King Solomon's Mines" Were Far Cleaner Than Previously ThoughtA male researcher stands on a gravelly slope among loose stones. He is wearing a red hooded top and holding a large instrument that is as tall as he is. The slope is situated within a desert landscape of similarly coloured rocks and hillsides.

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"King Solomon's Mines" Were Far Cleaner Than Previously ThoughtA male researcher stands on a gravelly slope among loose stones. He is wearing a red hooded top and holding a large instrument that is as tall as he is. The slope is situated within a desert landscape of similarly coloured rocks and hillsides.
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"King Solomon's Mines" Were Far Cleaner Than Previously Thought

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Modern Chimpanzees And Ancient Humans Share Similar Patterns When Selecting Stone Toolstwo West African chimpanzees sitting side by side in a tree surrounded by green foliage

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Modern Chimpanzees And Ancient Humans Share Similar Patterns When Selecting Stone Toolstwo West African chimpanzees sitting side by side in a tree surrounded by green foliage
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Modern Chimpanzees And Ancient Humans Share Similar Patterns When Selecting Stone Tools

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What Was The Ancient "Wheel Of Ghosts" – AKA "Stonehenge Of The East"?aerial view of Rujm el-Hiri

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What Was The Ancient "Wheel Of Ghosts" – AKA "Stonehenge Of The East"?aerial view of Rujm el-Hiri
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What Was The Ancient "Wheel Of Ghosts" – AKA "Stonehenge Of The East"?

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We May Finally Understand Why Stonehenge Was BuiltStonehenge

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We May Finally Understand Why Stonehenge Was BuiltStonehenge
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We May Finally Understand Why Stonehenge Was Built

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Rare 1,700-Year-Old Oil Lamp With Temple Symbols Found In JerusalemThe photo shows the lamp lit by a soft orange light. The lamp is roughly tear-drop shaped and made of ceramic. It's surface has intricate decorations across it and, in the center, is the symbol of the menorah.

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Rare 1,700-Year-Old Oil Lamp With Temple Symbols Found In JerusalemThe photo shows the lamp lit by a soft orange light. The lamp is roughly tear-drop shaped and made of ceramic. It's surface has intricate decorations across it and, in the center, is the symbol of the menorah.
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Rare 1,700-Year-Old Oil Lamp With Temple Symbols Found In Jerusalem

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Ancient Peruvian Teenagers Likely Strangled As Sacrifice To Elite RelativesThe photo shows the interior of Huaca Cao Viejo. It is an open space that is walled off. In the far corner, there is a smaller square structure with two smaller square spaces in it, like windows. This structure and the surrounding walls are covered in painted frescos showing intricate designs.

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Ancient Peruvian Teenagers Likely Strangled As Sacrifice To Elite RelativesThe photo shows the interior of Huaca Cao Viejo. It is an open space that is walled off. In the far corner, there is a smaller square structure with two smaller square spaces in it, like windows. This structure and the surrounding walls are covered in painted frescos showing intricate designs.
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Ancient Peruvian Teenagers Likely Strangled As Sacrifice To Elite Relatives

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What Was The Earliest Human Use Of Color?article image

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What Was The Earliest Human Use Of Color?article image
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What Was The Earliest Human Use Of Color?

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Black Death DNA Found In 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian MummyAncient Egyptian mummy

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Black Death DNA Found In 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian MummyAncient Egyptian mummy
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Black Death DNA Found In 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

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Even More Terracotta Army Soldiers Unearthed At Tomb Of China's First EmperorTerracota warriors in Xian, China.

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Even More Terracotta Army Soldiers Unearthed At Tomb Of China's First EmperorTerracota warriors in Xian, China.
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Even More Terracotta Army Soldiers Unearthed At Tomb Of China's First Emperor

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Ancient Mesopotamians Felt Anger In Their Feet And Love In Their Knees, Tablets RevealAn ancient Assyrian relief showing a soldiers in a chariot holding spears and bows as they rise into battle.

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Ancient Mesopotamians Felt Anger In Their Feet And Love In Their Knees, Tablets RevealAn ancient Assyrian relief showing a soldiers in a chariot holding spears and bows as they rise into battle.
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Ancient Mesopotamians Felt Anger In Their Feet And Love In Their Knees, Tablets Reveal

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Which Country Has The Most Pyramids? It’s Not EgyptThe pyramids of Meroe in Sudan

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Which Country Has The Most Pyramids? It’s Not EgyptThe pyramids of Meroe in Sudan
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Which Country Has The Most Pyramids? It’s Not Egypt

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A 3rd Century Silver Relic Is Earliest Proof Of Christianity In Europe North Of AlpsA gold Christ on a Christian Cross against a blue sky background

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A 3rd Century Silver Relic Is Earliest Proof Of Christianity In Europe North Of AlpsA gold Christ on a Christian Cross against a blue sky background
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A 3rd Century Silver Relic Is Earliest Proof Of Christianity In Europe North Of Alps

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The Ancients May Have Been Right About Pompeii's Day Of Destruction In 79 CEMount Vesuvius looks over the Archaeological Park of Pompeii near the coast of the Bay of Naples, southern Italy.

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The Ancients May Have Been Right About Pompeii's Day Of Destruction In 79 CEMount Vesuvius looks over the Archaeological Park of Pompeii near the coast of the Bay of Naples, southern Italy.
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The Ancients May Have Been Right About Pompeii's Day Of Destruction In 79 CE

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