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Made in China? The remarkable tale of Venice’s iconic winged lion

The region is named for the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, who studied the fauna and flora of the area.
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Scientists find possible artefacts of oldest known Wallacean hominids in Indonesia

The mosaic will now be put on display at Pompeii alongside the hundreds of other items and archaeological remains at the site of the ancient city.
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Pompeii welcomes home erotic mosaic looted by Nazi officer

Unearthed in September 2024, the charred bread has been on display at the Eskisehir Archaeological Museum.
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Ancient bread rises again as Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old loaf

The site has gone through many phases, going from a place to barter, to an abandoned site, to one where people were looking for gold.
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Locals move to protect Chile’s giant desert geoglyphs scarred by off-roaders

Iran is home to more than 3,000 species of lichens, with 500 to 700 varieties growing on historical monuments, Sohrabi said, noting that some at Persepolis were over 1,700 years old.
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The stone-eaters that threaten Iran’s ancient Persepolis

The triumphal arch was built in the 4th century AD to celebrate the victory of Constantine over his rival, Maxentius.
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Ancient Roman Arch of Constantine damaged by lightning

An aerial view of an ongoing archaeological excavation below San Casciano dei Bagni, Italy. A trove of well-preserved bronze statues, mostly dating from the second century BC to the first century AD, were discovered under layers of mud in what had been a sacred pool of thermo-mineral water.
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Archaeologists in high demand in Italy thanks to EU funds

The statue is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo but not on display.
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Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II

Dating back to around 150 years AD, the iron knife was found in a grave in a small cemetery east of Odense, in central Denmark.
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Denmark's oldest writing found on 2,000-year-old knife

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