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A tractor driver ploughed up two richly furnished tombs from the Roman period

A tractor driver ploughed up two richly furnished tombs from the Roman period

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A tractor driver discovered two Roman tombs with rich equipment in a field near Nova Varbovka, Bulgaria, while ploughing. Among other things, a rare bronze medallion of Emperor Caracalla. It is a double burial of an adult male and female, the second grave belonged to a small child. The grave furnishings date the burials to the first half of the third century.
A beautifully preserved gold buckle from the Bronze Age as the best find of the year

A beautifully preserved gold buckle from the Bronze Age as the best find of the year

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Amateur detectorist Jonathan Needham from Staffordshire has discovered a remarkable 3,000-year-old gold pin dating back to the Late Bronze Age. It was used to fasten a dress or cloak and must have belonged to a high-ranking person. Experts say it is the best-preserved pin of its type ever discovered in Britain and only the seventh overall...
Tartar, periodontal disease and the last meal: Chewing gum with Stone Age tooth impressions as canned DNA

Tartar, periodontal disease and the last meal: Chewing gum with Stone Age tooth impressions as canned DNA

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Around 9 700 years ago, Mesolithic hunters and gatherers camped on the western coast of Scandinavia. The group included youngsters who chewed resin. Thirty years ago, research at the same site revealed 1,849 flint artefacts and 115 pieces of resin. Now, their DNA analysis has yielded fascinating and detailed information about what the youngsters were eating on that day 9,700 years ago, the state of their teeth and oral microbiome, or where their ancestors came from...
In a 1,700-year-old Mayan royal tomb, a jade mask of the god

In a 1,700-year-old Mayan royal tomb, a jade mask of the god

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Archaeologists from National Geographic have discovered a beautiful royal jade mask from the mid-4th century at Chochkitam near Petén, Guatemala. It survived looting by looters and was stored in the pyramid's burial chamber. Experts have deciphered the inscriptions and identified its owner and the god it represents.
Golden treasure in the flint cavity

Golden treasure in the flint cavity

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The British Museum's latest PAS Annual Report states that for 2022, the most treasures have been reported since the Portable Antiquities Scheme was launched. A total of 53,000 archaeological finds were reported and of these, 1,378 cases met the definition of treasure, including a very interesting hoard of gold Celtic staters in a flint 'box'...

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