A metal detectorist discovered ancient gold coins in the Netherlands that turned out to be a cult ritual offering.

For the first time, archaeologists have identified the remarkable meaning behind 12,000-year-old rock art found in Saudi Arabia's Nefud desert.

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Reaching over 600 meters in length and 1.8 meters in height, over 1,500 of this type of tunnel have been found in the Rio Grande do Sul region in southern Brazil ... The primary theory cited in a 2018 ...

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Today’s state of extreme economic inequality is a problem best approached with science — using it to make specific ...

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