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First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton

A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains has revealed

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Excavation in Sudan shows Roman Empire wasn’t as mighty as it claimed

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Ancient computer's gears may not have been able to turn

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Iron Age site was a purple dye factory for centuries

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Ceremonial moai

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Drought may have sped the demise of Rapa Nui sculpture culture

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A ship's ram used in the Punic wars

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Bronze naval ram from Roman battle recreated using ancient techniques

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Archaeologists uncover settlement from golden age of ancient Egypt

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Complete terracotta prismoid, in octagonal form, eight columns of inscription, historical inscription of Tiglathpileser I, describing his campaigns and buildings. ? The Trustees of the British Museum

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Gripping story reveals race to crack world's oldest script, cuneiform

Culture

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Relics in Tutankhamun’s tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites

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10. Regalia presented to Ashurbanipal

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Ancient clay tablets offer vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the clay tablets were preserved by the heat. Selena Wisnom's new book reveals more

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Ancient ancestor of the plague discovered in Bronze Age sheep

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A man's brain was turned into glass by the eruption of Vesuvius

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When did people start building houses with corners?

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Pompeii’s streets show how the city adapted to Roman rule

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