7 d. ago Archaeology breakthrough as 'missing torso' of Buddha statue unearthed in Cambodian Angkor temple

The statue is believed to date back to the 12th or 13th century

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1 week ago Stonehenge's secret SISTER: Ancient burial site discovered in Dorset is even older than the famous Wiltshire stone circle, scientists say

Scientists have discovered that Stonehenge's 'sister' monument in Dorset is even older than the famous Wiltshire stone circle.

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1 week ago Archaeology breakthrough as 'older than Stonehenge' ancient burial site is 'two centuries older' than once thought

The 'unusual' ancient monument is two centuries older than previously thought

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2 w. ago Archaeology breakthrough as 'Britain's largest Viking building' unearthed

"The significance of this discovery is hard to overstate"

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2 w. ago Ancient Britons who built Stonehenge had dark skin, scientists reveal

Darker skin tones may have been the norm in Europe for many centuries longer than previously thought, analysis of human remains suggests

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3 w. ago Archaeology breakthrough as second tomb of 'missing' Egyptian pharaoh may have been found

After the discovery of a long-lost pharaoh's tomb was revealed last week, archaeologists may have unearthed another

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3 w. ago Archaeology breakthrough as scientists reveal Great Wall of China may be 300 years older than previously thought

Archaeologists have unearthed the 'oldest section' of the Great Wall of China

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4 w. ago Archaeology breakthrough as missing pharaoh tomb discovered in 'biggest find in a century'

The major discovery is believed to be the tomb of Tutankhamun's ancestor

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4 w. ago Archaeology breakthrough as scientists unearth Iron Age artefacts with 'extremely rare' ingredients from space

The discovery forms 'one of the biggest collections' of the extra-terrestrial ingredient of any archaeological site

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last month Archaeology breakthrough as Leonardo da Vinci's mysterious sketches reveal 500

Researchers may have found the hidden tunnels that da Vinci sketched in 1495

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