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Atop the tallest pyramid at the site of San Isidro in western El Salvador, archaeologists have unearthed five ceramic figurines dating to around 400 b.c. Each figurine has an evocative facial ...

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A 5,500-year-old wildcat discovered in County Clare reveals surprising insights into Ireland’s prehistoric wildlife and ...

An isolated burial in Sudan has revealed the first evidence of an unknown funeral ritual that took place nearly 4,000 years ago in a little-known African kingdom, a new study finds. In the grave, ...

Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound, is a well-researched UNESCO World Heritage Site, but a pair of studies ...

British archaeologists have made a discovery they believe points to an unusual ancient monument that once stood in Northwest ...

Mysterious bones from multiple animals have been discovered near Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland, after a wildfire ...