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Scientists found 1,000-year-old chocolate residue on pottery in Georgia, revealing that ancient Americans traded the prized ingredient across incredible distances. The discovery shows how connected Indigenous cultures were long before European contact.
A 13-year-old playing in his Berlin neighborhood stumbled upon a 2,300-year-old coin from legendary Troy, marking the first ancient Greek artifact ever found in Germany's capital. The tiny bronze treasure is rewriting what historians thought they knew about ancient trade connections.