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Fayum Portrait Tondo Restored for Exhibition
A rare double-portrait mummy panel from Roman Egypt has been conserved, while new research suggests Neanderthals may have used birch tar as an antibacterial agent.
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Miseeda Petroglyph May Depict Ancient Kushite Ruler
A life-sized petroglyph in northern Sudan may represent a Kushite ruler, according to new research published in Antiquity.
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Viking Museums Struggle to Move Beyond Warrior Myth
Scandinavian national museums are attempting to present a more complex view of Viking society, highlighting farmers, traders, and women.
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Punitive nasal amputation found in 700-year-old Chinese skull
A 700-year-old female skull from China shows the first archaeological evidence of punitive nose amputation. The middle-aged woman, buried face-down with a single copper hairpin, survived the judicial mutilation during the Yuan-Ming transition.
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Odyssey Fragment Found in Dutch Library Collection
A researcher has identified a 1,700-year-old parchment fragment from Homer's Odyssey within a Dutch university's collection of Egyptian manuscripts.
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Roman gold coin hoard in Luxembourg dated to 395 A.D
A study of a 141-coin Roman gold hoard found in Luxembourg dates its burial to 395 A.D. and reveals an unusual concentration of coins minted in Anatolia.
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Ancient Sulawesi Teeth Show 25,000-Year-Old Betel Nut Habit
Griffith University researchers found evidence of betel nut use in prehistoric hunter-gatherers from Sulawesi, Indonesia, dating back 25,000 years.
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Tomb of Old Kingdom 'Keeper of Secrets' Found at Saqqara
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the 4,350-year-old tomb of Sekhentio-Ptah, a senior official.
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AI reveals sensory design of Etruscan painted tombs
A new study uses AI, 3D modeling, and acoustic analysis to reconstruct the immersive sensory experiences of two Etruscan painted tombs in Tarquinia, Italy.
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Ancient English Volcano Revealed by Zircon Dating
Geologists have identified a 454.4-million-year-old volcano beneath eastern England, linked to a vast ash deposit in Scandinavia.
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Cattle Collagen Binds Egyptian Paints
Analysis of 28 paint samples from 14 ancient Egyptian artifacts shows cattle collagen was the main binder, with other animal and plant proteins also used.
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Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez on Memory Manipulation
Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez explains his research on memory engrams and the potential for memory manipulation in his 2025 book.
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Wildfire Smoke Threatens U.S. Health
Climate change-driven wildfire smoke is causing tens of thousands of excess U.S. deaths each year, with a sharp increase projected by 2050.
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COVID-19 reactivates dormant viruses, study shows
A large study shows that severe COVID-19 can wake dormant viruses such as EBV, CMV, HSV and anelloviruses, with reactivation linked to long-COVID disability. The research followed 1,154 hospitalized patients for a year and found that 550 had at least one virus flare. The findings suggest that viral reactivation may add to inflammation and raise urgency for antiviral research.
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Genetic Data Challenges Traditional Views of Women's Roles in Prehistory
New genetic data is upending the long-held assumption that women in prehistory wielded no power, revealing a more complex pattern of gender roles in the past.