Archaeologists Found 6,000-Year-Old Artifacts Under One of England’s Most Hallowed Buildings

Tucked under London’s Palace of Westminster— one of the most famous structures in the city and home to the Houses of ...
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Archaeologists Digging Beneath Britain's Houses of Parliament Discover 6,000-Year-Old Flint Artifacts and a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Altar Fragment

At the Palace of Westminster in London, which houses Britain’s Parliament, archaeologists have unearthed an array of ...
Ancient Origins

6,000-Year-Old Artifacts Unearthed Beneath Palace of Westminster

Archaeological excavations at the heart of London's political power have revealed remarkable prehistoric tools, medieval treasures, and architectural remains spanning six millennia beneath the Palace ...
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When Egyptian archaeologists opened three 4,000-year-old rock-cut tombs, they found rare artifacts untouched by looters.

In the golden heat of Aswan’s cliffs, a small cloud of dust rose as archaeologists pried open a sealed rock-cut doorway. For ...

Archaeologists find artifacts older than Stonehenge beneath Britain's Houses of Parliament: 'Incredibly rare'

Archaeologists discovered 6,000-year-old flint tools beneath the Palace of Westminster that predate Stonehenge, along with medieval artifacts and Roman remains.

Ancient Roman fort yields 2,000-year-old fruit that survived the centuries, plus other treasures

Archaeologists discovered rare Roman relics at Bremenium Fort in northern England, including 2,000-year-old preserved fruit, ...
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8,500-Year-Old Obsidian Mirror Found at Canhasan

Archaeologists excavating at Canhasan in central Turkey have unearthed an extraordinarily rare 8,500-year-old obsidian mirror. The discovery represents one of only 56 such mirrors ever found across ...
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‘Ancient nests’ of bone-eating vultures reveal centuries-old artifacts in Spain

Scientists in Spain analyzed the abandoned “ancient nests” of bone-eating vultures and found centuries-old artifacts, photos show. Photo from Sergio Couto via Margalida, Couto, Pinedo, Gil-Sánchez, ...
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Ancient artifact found in overseas ‘Home Decoration’ shipment to OK, feds say

Customs officials found an ancient object inside a seemingly mundane shipment from the UK into Oklahoma. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs officials inspecting an overseas shipment arriving ...
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A Hiker Discovered a Trove of Artifacts in Norway’s Melting Ice. The Site Turned Out to Be a 1,500-Year-Old Reindeer Trap

Located in the mountains of western Norway, the facility was likely used by Iron Age hunters to trap and kill wild reindeer.