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Eight-year-old girl pulls 1,500-year-old sword out of Swedish lake
In Depth Locals have dubbed Saga Vancek the new ‘Queen of Sweden’
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What is inside the 400-year-old shipwreck found near Portugal?
Speed Read Cargo of wrecked trading ship is ‘very well-preserved’, say archaeologists
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Cheddar Man: earliest Britons had dark skin and blue eyes
Speed Read New research challenges assumptions around British ethnic identity
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Scientists uncover 'Tripadvisor for the ancient world'
In Depth 'I visited and I did not like anything except the sarcophagus,' says one 1,000-year-old carving in Ancient Egypt
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Howard Carter: The Englishman who unearthed Tutankhamun's tomb
In Depth Discovery of the 'cursed' pharaoh's burial site is the subject of a new TV drama
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Huge Roman villa found beneath Wiltshire back garden
Speed Read Remains of luxury three-storey property are of 'unparalleled importance in recent years'
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King Tut's tomb may hold secret of Nefertiti's burial chamber
Speed Read Hidden rooms 'could be the discovery of the century' and unearth final resting place of the legendary queen
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Bodies of 800 children unearthed in Blackburn
Speed Read Historic remains dating back to 19th century found during exhumation
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Hog roasts a favourite for Stonehenge locals in 25th century BC
Speed Read Site near Stonehenge continues to throw light on ancient Britons' daily lives, including culinary habits
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