Read more about the article 3,000 Year Old Torah Written In Gold Leaf On Gazelle Skin Seized By Cops
Torah with gold leaf was seized in Mugla. (Mugla Police/Newsflash)
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3,000 Year Old Torah Written In Gold Leaf On Gazelle Skin Seized By Cops

The Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime teams of Mugla Police Department have recovered a reportedly 3,000-year-old Torah that was destined to be sold on the black market. According to the local news site Hurriyet’s report, it was learned that a person identified only with initials, U.B, would be travelling to the…

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February 3, 2021
Read more about the article Long Lost Ancient Temple of Apollo Rediscovered After 100 Years
Finds from the excavations of Max Ohnefalsch-Richter. (PIOCy/Newsflash)
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Long Lost Ancient Temple of Apollo Rediscovered After 100 Years

Archaeologists in Cyprus have rediscovered an ancient sanctuary a century after it was found packed with priceless relics but then forgotten when it had been stripped of its artefacts that were sold to foreign museums. The Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangkissa was first uncovered by German archaeologist Max Ohnefalsch-Richter in…

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February 3, 2021
Read more about the article Treasure Hunters Damage 1,800 Year Old Hercules Rock Temple In Turkey
1,800-year-old Hercules rock relief from the Roman period was attacked by treasure hunters in the Iznik district of Bursa. (Newsflash)
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Treasure Hunters Damage 1,800 Year Old Hercules Rock Temple In Turkey

These images show the damages to this 1,800-year-old rock relief of Hercules damaged by treasure hunters who took pieces of the face in Turkey. The rock relief is located in the Turkish district of Iznik in the province of Bursa. The relief is a carving of the divine hero Hercules…

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February 2, 2021
Read more about the article Scientists Discover 500-Million-Year-Old Insect Shaped Like Rabbit Ears
A restoration drawing of Phantaspis auritus. (Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Huo Xiuquan/Newsflash)
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Scientists Discover 500-Million-Year-Old Insect Shaped Like Rabbit Ears

Chinese scientists have discovered the fossil of a 500 million-year-old insect with a head resembling rabbit ears. The fossil of the ancient phantaspis auritus was found in the city of Weifang in the central-east Chinese province of Shandong. According to the newspaper Global Times, the insect, which lived around 500…

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January 22, 2021
Read more about the article Council Building Has 20-Million-Year-Old Fossil In Floor Tile
A 40-centimetre-long conch fossil discovered on floor tile. (Wang Yu/Newsflash)
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Council Building Has 20-Million-Year-Old Fossil In Floor Tile

A well-known Chinese fossil expert did not have to look far for his latest discovery after realising that a polished floor tile in a government building contained a 20 million-year-old sea snail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00offyulzHY&feature=youtu.be Wang Yu/Newsflash Fossil researcher Wang Yu, who also blogs about fossil hunting, spotted the prehistoric snail on…

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January 18, 2021