6 h. ago The Guardian view on the public’s dinomania: passion for palaeontology endures through the ages | Editorial

From blockbuster movies like Jurassic World Rebirth to documentary series, the appetite for these ancient creatures appears inexhaustibleOn-screen discussions of DNA and off-screen scientific consultants notwithstanding, no one goes to see a Jurassic Park movie for its realism. Yet one of the less convincing moments in Jurassic World Rebirth, the latest in the franchise, is unrelated to oversized velociraptors. It’s the palaeontologist Dr Henry Loomis complaining of shrinking public interest in his field.This spring, the BBC revived its 1999 hit series Walking With Dinosaurs. Not a week goes by without headlines announcing the discovery of a new species or new theories on how they behaved. Publishers produce an endless stream of dino-related fact and fiction, particularly for children. Palaeontology – at least when focused on the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic, or our hominin forebears – has long exerted an extraordinary hold on the public imagination.Do you have an opinion on the issues...

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10 h. ago 'Extraordinary' discovery inside Great Pyramid of Giza rewrites who really built them

Archaeologists have made a ground-breaking discovery inside Egypt's Great Pyramid, finally confirming who truly built the iconic monument 4,500 years ago

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12 h. ago Think modern dating is tough? It was just as bad in ancient times

Konstantine Panegyres reveals what finding love was like in Ancient Greece and Rome - and what lessons we can take into the modern world

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13 h. ago How a detectorist’s unearthed Roman swords helped find Iron Age settlement

Two Roman cavalry swords found by a metal detectorist led to the discovery of a large settlement

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A gas station has exploded in southeastern Rome, injuring at least nine first responders who rushed to the scene

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22 h. ago Great Pyramid of Giza: 'Extraordinary' discovery rewrites its history of slavery

Inscriptions found inside the Great Pyramid of Giza have finally put to bed the long-held belief that the ancient wonder was built by slaves, according to a new report

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24 h. ago Newly discovered settlement could unlock secrets of Roman conquest

Two Roman cavalry swords found by a metal detectorist led to the discovery of a large settlement

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32 h. ago Experts reconstruct the face of ancient Egyptian priestess after 2,800 years

Meresamun was a high-ranking priestess who had the ability to calm the gods with her singing voice, and a new reconstruction has revealed her face for the first time in millennia

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The 'elegant' face of an ancient Egyptian priestess whose singing was said to be able to calm the gods can be seen for the first time in 2,800 years.

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34 h. ago Ancient Egyptians had surprising FOREIGN roots: Scientists sequence the DNA of a man who lived 4,800 years ago

It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt may actually have had foreign roots.

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Two community members made a surprising discovery, finding a kitten stuck in a pipe, in Fort Myers, Florida

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36 h. ago Archaeologists perplexed to find ‘very large’ Roman leather shoes at ancient fort

Largest of the finds was close to modern UK size 14, or US size 16, researchers say

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The size 14 Roman shoes were unearthed at Magna Roman Fort, Northumberland, earlier this year

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