Read more about the article LOST AND IMPOUND: Customs Police Seize More Than 150 Mayan Treasures From American Travellers
Picture shows some of the pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces seized by police, undated. Stephanie Allison Jolluck, 49, and Giorgio Salvador Rossilli, 62, were arrested transporting 166 pieces Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (@PNCdeGuatemala/Newsflash)
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LOST AND IMPOUND: Customs Police Seize More Than 150 Mayan Treasures From American Travellers

Two Americans have been arrested in Guatemala with 166 pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces in their vehicle and face artefact trafficking charges. Picture shows some of the pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces seized by police, undated. Stephanie Allison Jolluck, 49, and Giorgio Salvador Rossilli, 62, were arrested transporting 166 pieces Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, on…

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November 15, 2022
Read more about the article SHELL SHOCKER: Oldest Live Birth Of Snake Dating Back 47 Million Years Discovered
Images shows the female snake's rear section, where bones of at least two embryos can be seen, undated photo. The study was concluded by an Argentine-German research team. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)
Animals / Archaeology

SHELL SHOCKER: Oldest Live Birth Of Snake Dating Back 47 Million Years Discovered

A team of scientists has discovered what they say is the first evidence in the world – dating back 47 million years – of a snake giving birth to its young. Image shows the Messel boa (Messelophis variatus) which is the world's first fossil record of a viviparous snake, undated…

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November 15, 2022
Read more about the article STEP BACK IN TIME: Tracks Of Ancient Human Found In Spain Are 300k Years Old
Picture shows the site of Matalascaas in Spain, undated. The hominid fossil footprints date back 300,000 years. (Eduardo Mayoral/Newsflash)
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STEP BACK IN TIME: Tracks Of Ancient Human Found In Spain Are 300k Years Old

Ancient human footprints found in southern Spain two years ago have been declared nearly 300,000 years old, making them unique in Europe. Picture shows the site of Matalascaas in Spain, undated. The hominid fossil footprints date back 300,000 years. (Eduardo Mayoral/Newsflash) The footprints are now believed to be 200,000 years…

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November 9, 2022
Read more about the article WATER SURPRISE: Two Dozen Bronze Statues Of Gods Dating Back 2,000 Years Found In Italian Thermal Spring
The photo shows one of the bronze statues, dating back to ancient Roman times, which archaeologists in Italy have found in thermal baths in Tuscany, undated photo. The statues were found over the last two weeks in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town about 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of Rome, Italy. (Ministero della Cultura/Newsflash)
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WATER SURPRISE: Two Dozen Bronze Statues Of Gods Dating Back 2,000 Years Found In Italian Thermal Spring

These 24 intact bronze statues of ancient gods dating back 2,000 years have been retrieved from an Italian thermal spring, with experts saying that the discovery will "rewrite history". The photo shows one of the bronze statues, dating back to ancient Roman times, which archaeologists in Italy have found in…

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November 8, 2022
Read more about the article OTZI THE ICEMAN: 5,300-Year-Old Ice Mummy Died In Spring And Not Autumn As Previously Believed
Image shows the upper body of Otzi as it protruded from the ice on Tisenjoch mountain pass on Sep. 19, 1991. (Helmut Simon, Erika Simon/Newsflash)
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OTZI THE ICEMAN: 5,300-Year-Old Ice Mummy Died In Spring And Not Autumn As Previously Believed

New research has suggested that Otzi the 5,300-year-old prehistoric iceman did not die in autumn before being preserved under winter snow, and instead had died in early spring on a high Alpine snow field. Image shows the investigation of Otzi in South Tyrol, Austria, undated photo. The South Tyrolean Museum…

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November 8, 2022