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![We see a wooden arrow shaft with a black point on a mountainous landscape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxpu4zTN4pgiv73spaLfAh-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxpu4zTN4pgiv73spaLfAh-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxpu4zTN4pgiv73spaLfAh-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxpu4zTN4pgiv73spaLfAh-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxpu4zTN4pgiv73spaLfAh-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxpu4zTN4pgiv73spaLfAh-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxpu4zTN4pgiv73spaLfAh-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxpu4zTN4pgiv73spaLfAh-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
'Very rare' Bronze Age arrow with quartzite tip uncovered from melting ice after 3,000 years
By Laura Geggel published
Glacial archaeologists in Norway have found an arrow with its quartzite tip still attached after spending up to 3,000 years in the snow and ice.
![An unearthed tomb on the outskirts of the city of Xianyang in Shaanxi province.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8F2brvkE9km7V84uoS9dj-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8F2brvkE9km7V84uoS9dj-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8F2brvkE9km7V84uoS9dj-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8F2brvkE9km7V84uoS9dj-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8F2brvkE9km7V84uoS9dj-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8F2brvkE9km7V84uoS9dj-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8F2brvkE9km7V84uoS9dj-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v8F2brvkE9km7V84uoS9dj-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
1,400-year-old tomb of emperor in China reveals evidence of royal power struggle among brothers and a warlord
By Tom Metcalfe published
An inscription on the 1,400-year-old tomb shows the dead man, who was posthumously declared emperor, was buried as a duke.
![A broken clay tablet with cuneiform against a black background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jZUkDUvDBEXcoNFn8fgpPk-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jZUkDUvDBEXcoNFn8fgpPk-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jZUkDUvDBEXcoNFn8fgpPk-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jZUkDUvDBEXcoNFn8fgpPk-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jZUkDUvDBEXcoNFn8fgpPk-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jZUkDUvDBEXcoNFn8fgpPk-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jZUkDUvDBEXcoNFn8fgpPk-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jZUkDUvDBEXcoNFn8fgpPk-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
'Ritual text' from lost Indo-European language discovered on ancient clay tablet in Turkey
By Tom Metcalfe published
Researchers are still studying the ancient text of an unknown language, written in cuneiform on a clay tablet.
![GIF of facial reconstruction process at the Kilmartin Museum.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maZXKMKhvicVE6iteTUwQU-320-80.gif 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maZXKMKhvicVE6iteTUwQU-450-80.gif 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maZXKMKhvicVE6iteTUwQU-500-80.gif 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maZXKMKhvicVE6iteTUwQU-650-80.gif 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maZXKMKhvicVE6iteTUwQU-840-80.gif 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maZXKMKhvicVE6iteTUwQU-970-80.gif 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maZXKMKhvicVE6iteTUwQU-1024-80.gif 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maZXKMKhvicVE6iteTUwQU-1200-80.gif 1200w)
See the 'amazing' facial reconstruction of a Bronze Age woman discovered crouching in a 4,200-year-old grave
By Laura Geggel published
Facial reconstruction The skeletal remains of the 'Upper Largie Woman' were found in a quarry in Scotland. Now, scientists have reconstructed the Bronze Age woman's face.
![A golden C-shaped bracelet against a black background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZrEDhZA6AtNzT8jqC6fEQ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZrEDhZA6AtNzT8jqC6fEQ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZrEDhZA6AtNzT8jqC6fEQ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZrEDhZA6AtNzT8jqC6fEQ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZrEDhZA6AtNzT8jqC6fEQ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZrEDhZA6AtNzT8jqC6fEQ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZrEDhZA6AtNzT8jqC6fEQ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zZrEDhZA6AtNzT8jqC6fEQ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Landslide reveals 2,500-year-old 'richly decorated' gold necklaces in Spain
By Hannah Kate Simon published
A landslide in northern Spain has helped unearth two Iron Age gold necklaces that were likely buried in a hoard about 2,500 years ago.
![An aerial view of the hexagonal-shaped pyramid in Kazakhstan. Notice how the inner stone walls form a maze-like path that leads toward the burial site at its center.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnHMTw96eDLzodqprLTCNQ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnHMTw96eDLzodqprLTCNQ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnHMTw96eDLzodqprLTCNQ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnHMTw96eDLzodqprLTCNQ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnHMTw96eDLzodqprLTCNQ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnHMTw96eDLzodqprLTCNQ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnHMTw96eDLzodqprLTCNQ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qnHMTw96eDLzodqprLTCNQ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Bronze Age hexagonal 'pyramid' not like anything 'found before in the Eurasian steppe'
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered a hexagonal pyramid that served as a burial site in the Bronze Age.
![A pair of 2,000-year-old Roman swords.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8Pvdva7yqSWHLqFPeSHRZ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8Pvdva7yqSWHLqFPeSHRZ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8Pvdva7yqSWHLqFPeSHRZ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8Pvdva7yqSWHLqFPeSHRZ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8Pvdva7yqSWHLqFPeSHRZ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8Pvdva7yqSWHLqFPeSHRZ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8Pvdva7yqSWHLqFPeSHRZ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8Pvdva7yqSWHLqFPeSHRZ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
2 rare Roman cavalry swords from 1,800 years ago discovered by UK metal detectorist
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A metal detectorist unearthed a pair of swords once used by the Roman cavalry.
![The foreground of an unearthed palace-like Mayan building.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Rnq5RAUZGybk29apARr3g-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Rnq5RAUZGybk29apARr3g-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Rnq5RAUZGybk29apARr3g-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Rnq5RAUZGybk29apARr3g-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Rnq5RAUZGybk29apARr3g-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Rnq5RAUZGybk29apARr3g-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Rnq5RAUZGybk29apARr3g-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Rnq5RAUZGybk29apARr3g-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Palatial 1,500-year-old Maya structure unearthed in Mexico
By Owen Jarus published
Archaeologists discovered the palace-like building ahead of railway construction in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
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