Ancient World

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Permanent servants who lived at the royal estate were brought there from many parts of the Inca Empire, according to a new study of bodies found at the site.

October 27, 2008
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A new pigeon-size species found in Mongolia had long, ribbon-like tail feathers that suggest plumage first evolved for ornamentation rather than for flight, scientists say.

October 22, 2008
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Scenes of everyday life discovered in the country's remote Northern Territory suggest that Aborigines interacted with neighboring cultures centuries before the British arrived, archaeologists say.

October 22, 2008
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The pre-Inca Tiwanaku civilization may have sniffed drugs for medical and religious purposes, and used wide-ranging trade routes to obtain the substances, a new study says.

October 22, 2008
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A Jurassic "party" left more than a thousand footprints and rare tail-drag marks at an ancient oasis in Arizona, a new study says. But some experts doubt the marks were left by dinosaurs.

October 21, 2008
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The carved figurine--most likely of a hedgehog or a pig--was discovered during an excavation of a wooden fence near the prehistoric stone monument.

October 21, 2008
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Archaeologists in Peru have discovered two religious temples more than 3,000 years old, the remains of which are still in excellent condition.

October 20, 2008
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From "eclectic" medieval towns in Belgium to McMansions encroaching on Civil War sites in Virginia, a new annual survey ranks the most authentic--and most imperiled--historic places.

October 17, 2008
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Lambeosaurs likely used their boney head crests to produce deep calls and may have been able to recognize individuals based on their voices alone, new scans suggest.

October 17, 2008
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Fossil hunters searching woods behind a suburban Massachusetts strip mall discovered the impression, which one expert described as "winning the lottery."

October 17, 2008
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Archaeologists in Rome have discovered what's believed to be the tomb of a wealthy man on whom the main character of the movie "Gladiator" was based.

October 17, 2008
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A surge in development has taken its toll on Abydos, a sacred destination for ancient pilgrims. But plans are underway to renovate the threatened archaeological site.

October 16, 2008
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A new spiky-faced Triceratops relative, its head festooned with "bony bells and whistles," offers insight into how dinosaurs grew up, evolved, and behaved, scientists say.

October 14, 2008
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A controversial fossil find suggests that animals were walking around the planet about 570 million years ago—30 million years earlier than previously believed.

October 10, 2008
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Shrimplike organisms that linked together in single-file rows 525 million years ago represent a bizarre and previously unknown type of animal grouping, scientists say.

October 9, 2008

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