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You won't believe what people found

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1. Ancient skeleton with the oldest gold in the world found near the Black Sea

2. Mosaics of a Roman villa are found under a vineyard in Negrar (Italy)

3. 1,500-year-old ceramic Mayan figurine with removable helmet, found in Guatemala

4. In 2003, an old library with 84,000 secret manuscripts more than 1,000 years old was found in the monastery of Sakya, Tibet, stored on shelves 60 metres long and 10 metres high.

5. The discovery of a marble foot of Marcus Aurelius in southern Turkey provides historical context about this Roman emperor (161-180 AD), a famous figure of the Pax Romana.

6. Before and after the excavation of the Ancient Greek Stadium

7. 1,700-year-old Roman gold ring, engraved with a child carrying a sheep, the Christian symbol of the “Good Shepherd” representing Jesus.

8. Ammonite fossil preserved in iron pyrite

9. In the midst of a drought, Dinosaur Valley State Park has discovered dinosaur footprints that have historically been covered by water and sediment.

10. Ancient giant mosaic discovered in Antakya, Türkiye

11. An exciting find in Scotland: an 1,800-year-old slice of pizza, introduced by the Romans around 83 AD, was unearthed in a broch.

12. In 1988, Gregor Spörri found a 38 cm mummified finger in Egypt, which could have belonged to something like 4 metres in height, although it was never examined or confirmed as authentic.

13. A 2,000-year-old Roman jar contained facial cream with ancient traces, made from animal fat, starch and tin. Recreated by researchers, it left a smooth, white coating thanks to the starch, still used in modern cosmetics.

14. In 2020, Egyptian archaeologists opened a sarcophagus sealed for 2,500 years, the first of 59 found in Saqqara, the ancient necropolis of Memphis.

15. A 3,000-year-old sword, perfectly preserved, has been unearthed in Germany.

16. They find a dental appliance in a 4,000-year-old mummy from ancient Egypt

17. On the site of the residence of a 15th century samurai, north of Tokyo (Japan), a ceramic jar filled with thousands of bronze coins was discovered.

18. Mammoth tusk found in the Arctic

19. 2,300-year-old Scythian women's boot preserved in the frozen soil of the Altai Mountains

20. Recently, a 7-metre-long Native American canoe, which is estimated at 1,000 years, was recently recovered at Lake Waccamaw, in southeastern North Carolina.

21. Details of the Hercules armour of Emperor Maximilian II of Austria. Manufactured in 1555, it is now exhibited at the Kunsthistorisches museum in Vienna

22. The 3,200-year-old tomb of Queen Nefertari, known as Egypt's Sistine Chapel, is notable for its paintings, the best preserved and most eloquent of any Egyptian burial site.

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