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Remains of a Bronze Age chieftain are unearthed in Gloucestershire

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A Bronze Age chieftain, valuable rugs, a horde of goods and a sitting shaman who may have been a human sacrifice have been found at a 4,000-year-old burial site. Archaeologists made the ‘unprecedented discovery’ during a dig in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, on the site of a future skatepark and memorial hall.  This is the first evidence … Read more

Gateway of fabled 10th-century Islamic palace that was destroyed in 1010 unearthed in southern Spain

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The lost gate of the fabled 10th-century Islamic palace-city Medina Azahara that was destroyed by fire during a civil war in 1010 has been unearthed in southern Spain. The palace — whose name means ‘the shining city’ — was built as a symbol of power by Abd-al-Rahman III, the first Caliph of Córdoba, beginning around 936–940 … Read more