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    The ancient forest world discovered more than 600ft below the surface in huge sinkhole in China

    A huge ancient forest world has been discovered 630 feet underground, down a sinkhole in China. The underground mystery was stumbled upon in a Chinese 'Geopark' by a cave exploration team of scientists, in May last year. The phenomenon is also known in China as 'tiankeng' or 'heavenly pits'...
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    Ancient 'unknown' script finally deciphered 70 years after first being discovered

    Researchers have decoded more than half of the characters in the so-called "Kushan script" by comparing them with inscriptions in a known ancient language called Bactrian. Researchers have partially deciphered the "unknown Kushan script" — a writing system that has puzzled linguists since it...
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    At the bottom of the sea, archaeologists unearthed the remains of an ancient temple

    Two altars from a Nabatean temple, which were found submerged on the seabed of Pozzuoli, have been excavated by archaeologists. The now-submerged temple is thought to have formerly been the center of Puteoli, a commercial port in this part of southern Italy. The remains of the submerged temple...
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    Perfectly preserved 7,000-year-old skeleton unearthed during renovation in Poland

    A well-preserved 7,000-year-old skeleton discovered near Kraków may have belonged to a Neolithic farmer. Archaeologists in Poland have discovered the full skeleton of a person who lived around 7,000 years ago near what is now Kraków. The Neolithic skeleton, unearthed during the renovation...
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    Warm object that crashed into New Jersey bedroom was a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite

    The warm object that crashed through a bedroom roof in New Jersey was indeed a meteorite, experts confirmed Thursday. Nate Magee, a physics professor at The College of New Jersey, said Thursday that the object that recently crash-landed in a Hopewell home was a 2.2-pound stony chondrite...
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    15 amazing discoveries in Egypt that scare scientists

    Ancient Egypt is one of the most intriguing ancient civilizations in history. Not only are they among the most prominent, but they are also one of the world’s first civilizations. The ancient Egyptians built incredible palaces, tombs, and pyramids. Many of their inventions were among the most...
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    Massive hoard of Roman-era silver coins unearthed in Germany

    More than 5,500 silver coins buried by a river about 1,800 years ago are now in the hands of archaeologists, following the hoard's discovery in Augsburg, Germany. At the time of the coins' burial, the Roman Empire was in full swing, with its coinage reaching all corners of its territory and...
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