Asterix and Obelix, had they existed, might have paid for their mead and other magic potions with gold-silver-copper coins stamped with elaborate images of men and horses.
The largest treasure trove of pre-Roman, Gaulish money ever to be found has…
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Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 2500-year-old advanced civilization at the bottom of Lake Issyk Kul in the Kyrgyz mountains in Russia.
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A remarkable Roman burial has been found at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. When archaeologists lifted the lid off a three tonne stone coffin they were surprised to discover that the coffin had not filled with soil.
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Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, is rated as the cleanest city in the Nordic and Baltic countries by a study, according to media reports from Reykjavik on Sunday.
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A PIECE of sandstone, inscribed with mysterious ancient runes, is to become the focus of a new exhibition after being installed at Dunbeath Heritage Centre more than ten years after it was discovered by local schoolchildren.
Pupils from the village…
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Almost 3000 people have died in the past three years (UK) after suffering serious side effects or allergies to their medicines, say officials.
More than 13,000 others in the same period had an “adverse drug reaction”, but survived after hospital…
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A major breakthrough in leukaemia treatment could be on the horizon, a top scientist in Bath has claimed.
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