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The Mount Stuart edition is unusual because it was bound in three volumes with many blank pages which would have been used for illustrations. Image via Woolf Institute

A New William Shakespeare First Folio discovered on Isle of Bute, Scotland

AncientPages.com | April 10, 2016

AncientPages.com - A new William Shakespeare First Folio, part of the original collection of 36 plays published in 1623, has been discovered on Isle of Bute, Scotland. Emma Smith, professor

Pottery items, bronze coins, and thread-making devices are among the items found at the tomb site. Photo/Weibo of CCTV via ecns.cn

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2,000-years-old tomb found in S. China

AncientPages.com | April 6, 2016

AncientPages.com - An ancient tomb dating back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220), nearly 2,000 years ago, has been found in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region,

A glass counter decorated with twisted colourful strands found at the site. Credits: The University of Sheffield

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Anglo-Saxon Previously Unknown Monastic Or Trading Center – Discovered

AncientPages.com | March 7, 2016

AncientPages.com - The remains of an Anglo-Saxon island - home to a Middle Saxon settlement - have been uncovered at Little Carlton near Louth, Lincolnshire by archaeologists from the

The wreck of a ship is believed to date back to either the 12th or 13th century, has been found off the coast of Salento. Photo: Area Marina Protetta Porto Cesareo

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800-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered Off Salento Coast, Italy

AncientPages.com | December 30, 2015

AncientPages.com - The wreck of an ancient ship has been discovered off the coast of Salento. It is believed the wreck dates back to either the 12th or 13th century. The

Experts believe the hoard was buried around the end of the 870s, in the period following Alfred’s decisive defeat of the Vikings at Edington in 878, a victory which lead to the unification of England. © PAS

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Watlington Viking Hoard May Re-Write History Of England

AncientPages.com | December 11, 2015

AncientPages.com - British Museum presents a Viking Hoard dating from the time of the ‘Last Kingdom’, when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex were fighting for their survival against

Fossilized peach pits discovered in China dating back more than 2.5 million years are identical to pits found in modern varieties of the fruit. The discovery indicates peaches evolved through natural selection, long before humans arrived and domesticated the fruit.Image: Tao Su / Xishuangbanna Tropical Garden

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2.5 Million-Year-Old Fossil Peaches Discovered In China

AncientPages.com | December 2, 2015

AncientPages.com - Eight well-preserved fossilized peach endocarps, or pits, dating back more than two and a half million years, have been found by scientists in southwest China. Despite their age,

Pillars believed to be a part of an Edo Period structure in the bed of Lake Biwako (Provided by Biwako Suichu Kokogaku Kenkyukai)

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Pillars Of Underwater Structure Discovered In Lake Biwako, Japan

AncientPages.com | November 7, 2015

AncientPages.com - A suspected shrine that dates back to late Edo Period (1603-1867) has been discovered by underwater archaeology research group working in the area of Lake Biwako, Japan's

The Baglers took a dead man and threw in the well.

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800-Year-Old Skeleton Discovered In Well Confirms The Saga Of King Sverre

AncientPages.com | November 7, 2014

AncientPages.com - On October 17, 2014 a skeleton was discovered in the well at Sverresborg Museum in Trondheim, Norway. According to an initial analysis these are skeletal remains