Ancient Origins

Pottery Survives in Pristine Condition for 10,000 Years in Lake Biwa, Japan

A remarkably intact pottery vessel dating back more than 10,000 years has been recovered from the depths of Lake Biwa, Japan, marking one of the oldest and most significant ceramic discoveries in ...
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Researchers established the age of a boomerang discovered in a Polish cave. Carved from a mammoth tusk 40,000 years ago, it is the oldest ever found.

New age dating of a boomerang found in a Polish cave back in 1985 has archaeologists buzzing that it could be the oldest boomerang ever found on Earth. Carved from a woolly mammoth tusk, the curved, ...
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Archaeologists Accidentally Discovered the Oldest Gun Ever Found in America

Archaeologists excavating a Spanish stone-and-adobe structure in Arizona uncovered a 480-year-old gun. Experts believe the “wall gun” was associated with the Coronado expedition. The wall gun is now ...
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Archaeological dig unearths some of St. Augustine's oldest artifacts

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Discoveries are coming out of the dirt in St. Augustine. At an archaeological dig, pieces of history are seeing the light of day for the first time in more than 400 years. Carl ...