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A priceless ancient golden helmet stolen from a Dutch museum in a dramatic heist has been safely recovered after more than a year. The 2,500-year-old Romanian treasure survived the ordeal with only minor damage and will soon return home.
A priceless golden helmet stolen from a Dutch museum has been found after more than a year, thanks to cooperation between international authorities and information from the suspects themselves. The 2,500-year-old treasure is finally heading home to Romania.
A robot archaeologist is learning to uncover ancient artifacts in Philippine caves without damaging them. The AI-powered ArchaeoBot combines machine learning with robotic precision to help researchers discover what human eyes might miss.
Two exhausted scientists working around the clock in Berkeley stumbled upon carbon-14, a radioactive isotope that would revolutionize how we understand human history. Their breakthrough eventually gave archaeologists the power to date ancient artifacts up to 50,000 years old.
Museums are bringing ancient history to life through smell, letting visitors experience the exact aromas used in Egyptian mummification 3,500 years ago. The breakthrough uses molecular archaeology to recreate scents from chemical traces left on ancient artifacts.
A humanitarian deminer in Artsakh discovered thousands of years of ancient artifacts while clearing deadly explosives from contested battlegrounds. His rescued collection now preserves the memory of a homeland he was forced to flee.
Scientists just discovered the oldest wooden tools ever found, perfectly preserved in a Greek lakebed for three-quarters of a million years. These ancient artifacts are rewriting what we know about early human ingenuity.