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1,500-year-old Byzantine monastery discovered in Egypt

The discovery sheds light on early Christian monastic life in Upper Egypt.

14 Roman Towns Where You Can Still Walk Ancient Streets

The Roman Empire may have fallen more than 1,500 years ago, but its streets never truly disappeared. Across Europe and the ...
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Archaeologists Just Discovered the Oldest Known Evidence of Poison Arrows, Which Hunters Used to Slow Down Their Prey 60,000 Years Ago

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...

Archaeologists Found the Long-Buried Remains of a 2,500-Year-Old Roman Society

The team excavating in the west Nile Delta have discovered a necropolis and industrial complex dating from the Roman Period.
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French archaeologists examined a site before a planned housing development and uncovered a Roman settlement with advanced plumbing still preserved

The hillside above Ales has long been part of the town’s everyday backdrop, its pale stone and quiet slopes merging into the ...