500-Year-Old Easter Egg Discovered In Ukraine: Report

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Woolly Mammoth Uncovered In Siberia Goes On Display In Japan
An extraordinarily well-preserved woolly mammoth uncovered in Siberia was revealed to the public
for the first time this week in Japan. While the baby female is not the first mammoth to be recently
dug up in the remote region of Russia, what makes this find so special is the extent to which the
animal's carcass is still intact. (Photo: ITN) <a
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China Discovers Some Of The World's Oldest Writing
Archaeologists say they have discovered some of the world's oldest known primitive writing, dating
back about 5,000 years, in eastern China, and some of the markings etched on broken axes resemble
a modern Chinese character. (AP) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/10/china-oldes-
-writing_n_3574624.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed" target="_blank">Read more here</a>
Ariane 5 Rocket Parts Found Off Florida Keys
Two marine researchers kayaking in the Florida Keys on the Fourth of July came across a surprising
find: a piece of space junk launched from over 2,000 miles away. (Photo: National Park Service) <a
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da-keys_n_3568214.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed" target="_blank">Read more here</a>
Couple Finds Ancient Skeleton In Backyard, May Have To Foot $5,000 Excavation Bill
A Canadian couple who unearthed the ancient skeleton of an aboriginal woman may also have to foot
the thousands of dollars it cost to excavate the historical remains. (Photo: Nicole Sauve) <a
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-5000-excavation-bill_n_3454458.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed" target="_blank">Read more
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Mahendraparvata, 1,200-Year-Old Lost Medieval City In Cambodia, Unearthed By Archaeologists
A lost medieval city that thrived on a mist-shrouded Cambodian mountain 1,200 years ago has been
discovered by archaeologists using revolutionary airborne laser technology, a report said. (Getty) <a
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y-cambodia_n_3445545.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed" target="_blank">Read more here</a>
German WWII Bomber Raised From English Channel
A British museum on Monday successfully recovered a German bomber that had been shot down
over the English Channel during World War II. The aircraft, nicknamed the Luftwaffe's "flying
pencil" because of its narrow fuselage, came down off the coast of Kent county in southeastern
England more than 70 years ago during the Battle of Britain. (AP) <a
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Alfred Rosenberg Diary Found: U.S. Finds Long-Lost Documents Of Top Nazi Leader And Hitler Aide
The U.S. government has recovered 400 pages from the long-lost diary of Alfred Rosenberg, a
confidant of Adolf Hitler who played a central role in the extermination of millions of Jews and others
during World War Two. (Getty) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/09/alfred-
rosenberg-diary-top-nazi-leader-hitler-aide_n_3412671.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed"
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Wesley Carrington, UK Man, Finds $156,000 In Roman Gold Coins On First Time Using Metal
Detector
As it turns out, the gold coloring was actually gold, the coin was an ancient Roman solidus, and there
were 158 more buried with it, a hoard with an estimated worth of 100,000 pounds sterling, or
$156,000, according to The Daily Mail. (AP) <a
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112.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed" target="_blank">Read more here</a>
400-Year-Old Spanish Warships Discovered Under Pacific Ocean Off Peru
Two 400-year-old warships that sank in the Pacific Ocean after being attacked by a Dutch admiral
and pirates may once again see land if researchers in Peru successfully raise them. (Getty) <a
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ips-discovered_n_3380621.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed" target="_blank">Read more here</a>
Triceratops Skeletons Found In Wyoming May Shed Light On Horned Dinosaurs' Behavior
Not one, not two, but the remains of potentially three Triceratops have been unearthed near
Newcastle, Wyo. -- and one just may be the most complete skeleton ever found of the horned
dinosaur. (Photo: Esther Herberts/Naturalis) <a
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94.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed" target="_blank">Read more here</a>
WWII Shell Found On Budapest City Hall Roof
Hungarian authorities evacuated around 1,000 people on Thursday after an unexploded World War
II shell was discovered embedded in the roof of Budapest's city hall. (Gettystock) <a
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all-roof_n_3326747.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed" target="_blank">Read more here</a>
Ancient Mexico Ball Game Statue Discovered By Villagers
In Piedra Labrada
Villagers installing a water pipe in southwestern Mexico
stumbled onto an ancient granite statue depicting a
player from a pre-Hispanic ball game, the national
anthropology institute said Monday. (Photo: INAH) <a
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ball-game-statue-discovered-villagers-p-
edra-labrada_n_3313936.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed"
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Michael Stokbro Larsen, Danish Teenager, Finds 365
Items From Viking Era
In this undated image made available on Thursday May 16, 2013 show coins from Bohemia,
Germany, Denmark and England discovered during an archaeological dig last year Danish museum
officials said that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era,
including 60 rare coins. (AP Photo/Polfoto/Stokke Brothers) <a
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strokbro-larsen-danish-teen-viking-era-find_n_3285583.html" target="_blank">Read more here</a>
Byzantine Mosaics Uncovered In Southern Israel
Archaeologists of the Israeli Antiquities Authority work on a 1500-year-old Byzantine era mosaic
floor near Kibbutz Beit Kama in the Israeli Negev on May 12 2013. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty
Images) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/byzantine-mosaics-southe-
n-israel_n_3272484.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed" target="_blank">Read more here</a>
1,700-Year-Old Roman Cemetery Unearthed
Under yet another parking lot in England, the same team that found the final resting place of King
Richard III discovered an ancient 1,700-year-old Roman cemetery containing the remains of 13
bodies and various artifacts. (Photo: University of Leicester) <a
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roman-cemetery-parking-lot-leicester_n_3215830.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Ancient Temple Found
A temple from 300 B.C. discovered in the valley of Oaxaca, Mexico may have been used for human
sacrifice. Archeologists found the remains of a human limb along with animal sacrifice remains an
obsidian blades in a temple room. (Image courtesy of Charles Spencer and Elsa Redmond) <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/23/mexico-temple-discovery-hu-
an-sacrifice_n_3140287.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Bristol Beaufighter Discovered
Amateur excavators discovered large parts of a World War II-era British Bristol Beaufighter near the
small northern town of Gusano di Gropparello, Italy. The plane was nicknamed "Whispering Death,"
and was believed to have crashed in September 1944. (Photo by Charles E. Brown/Royal Air Force
Museum/Getty Images) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/whispering-death-ww-
i-plane-remains-bristol-beaufighter-_n_3053392.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Byzantine Ruins
In the ruins of a Byzantine settlement near Ashkelon, Israel, archeologists found a well-preserved
1,500 lantern that projects crosses on the wall when lit. A large wine press was also found. (DAVID
BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/05/byzantine-
artifacts-unear_n_3022162.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Archeologists Locate Gate To Hell
Archeologists examining the ruins of ancient Phrygian city of Hierapolis in Turkey found what they
believe to be the Plutonium, which ancient Greeks thought to be the entry to the underworld. The
gate is actually a small cave, and derives its association with death from the deadly carbon monoxide
gases it emanates. (Photo: Francesco D'Andria) <a
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polis_n_2994297.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Large Sapphire Ring Found
A large sapphire ring found by metal detector enthusiast Michael Greenhorn in a field near Escrick,
England is thought to have originated in the 5th or 6th century and may have even belonged to a
king. Greenhorn sold the ring to the Yorkshire Museum for $50,000. (Photo: Kippa Matthews/York
Museums Trust) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/escrick-rin-
-england_n_2979126.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Pre-Viking Tunic Unearthed
Glacial melt resulting from global warming will have untold negative consequences for our planet,
but for the time being, it is a boon for archeologists, as valuable artifacts emerge from the ice. In
south Norway, it helped to reveal a pre-Viking tunic estimated to be from around the year 300 AD.
(Photo: Alister Doyle/Reuters) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/pre-viking-tun-
c-found-glacier-climate-change_n_2932431.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Vietnamese Class Ring Mystery
In separate incidents, two Americans found class rings from U.S. high schools at jewelry shops in
Vietnam. One of them, a 1970 Montgomery County High School ring, was returned to the school, but
its original owner has yet to be found. (Photo: Dan Cherry/AP) <a
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target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
3,500-Year-Old Donkey Found
Archeologists discovered the bones of a donkey from 3,500 years ago in southern Israel. Based on its
age, positioning, copper bridle, and location in the sacred precinct of the ancient city of Tel Haror,
the scientists speculated that the animal had been a ritually sacrificed. (Photo: PLOS ONE) <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/11/donkey-sacrifice-bronze-age-
tel-haror_n_2852288.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Viking Sunstones
A small, angular calcite crystal recovered from a 16th century British shipwreck off the coast of
Alderney is suspected to be a legendary Viking 'sunstone,' used to navigate the high seas before the
invention of the magnetic compass. (Photo courtesy of the Alderney Museum) <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/sunstone-british-shipwre-
k-viking-navigation_n_2818858.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Meet The High Arctic Camel
Fossils found on Ellesmere Island in northern Canada were determined to belong to an ancient
ancestor of modern camels that stood 9 feet tall and roamed the arctic during a time of global
warming. An artists' rendering suggests what the High Arctic Camel may have looked like in its
forest environment. (Photo via Julius Csotonyi) <a
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ml" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
The Hat Of Korea's Emperor
A hat belonging to Korea's greatest emperor, Sejong the Great, was recovered 500 years after being
stolen by Japanese raiders. The hat was said to have documents sewn into it that could help explain
the origin of the Korean Hangeul alphabet. (Photo: Getty Images) <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/ancient-korean-kings-hat-found_n_2772056.html"
target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
2,300-Year-Old Graveyard Unearthed
A French team discovered a 2,300-year-old graveyard near Troyes, France, containing the remains
of Gallic warriors and women. (FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images) <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/12/gaul-burial-site-france-gallic_n_3069978.html"
target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Archeologists found eleven skeletons in a pre-Hispanic tomb at the Huaca Tupac Amaru B site, just
feet from Peru's national soccer stadium in Lima. The remains were buried on a bed of woven reeds
and tied in braided rattan. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/26/pre-hispanic-skeletons-peru-sports-center_n_2769
932.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Is This Cleopatra's Sister?
A Viennese archeologist claims to have discovered the remains of Arsinoe IV, sister to the infamous
Cleopatra. She says the remains were found in Ephesus, where Arsinoe was said to have died, but
others say there is no hard evidence to back up the claims. (Photo: University of Dundee) <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/26/cleopatra-half-sister-bo-
es-murdered_n_2766739.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Pyramid Unearthed
Archeologists in Luxor unearthed a pyramid that once topped the tomb of Khay, the vizier of Ramses
II. (Photo: KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) <a
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l" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
2,200-Year-Old Necropolis Found
Researchers in the Caucasus Mountains found a 2,200-year-old necropolis containing the remains of
a warrior, replete with weapons, gold jewelry, iron mail, three horses, a cow, and a wild boar. (Photo
Courtesy Valentina Mordvintseva) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/21/warrior-
grave-russia-tomb-treasure_n_2732854.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed#slide=1721054"
target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Remembering Iwo Jima
For four decades, the original cast stone version of the Marine Corps Memorial statute of soldiers
raising the American flag over Iwo Jima was hidden under a tarp in the backyard of its sculptor,
Felix de Weldon. In 1990, World War II buff Rodney Brown discovered the statute and procured it
from de Weldon, and in 2013 it was sold at auction. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) <a
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dney-brown-wwii-memorabilia_n_2725858.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
The Skull Of King Henri IV?
Critics cast doubt on the claim that a mummified skull found in a retired collecter's attic belonged to
French King Henri IV. The skull was used to create a 3D model of what Henri's face looked like. (AP
Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/17/henri-iv-sku-
l-uncovered-attic-critics-dispute_n_2706837.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
WWI Suitcase Mystery
The suitcase of a World War I-era nurse was found in a cupboard in the psychology department at
the University of Abertay Dundee. MinnKota is truly a total support recycling as well as document
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suitcase, which belonged to Margaret Maule, was filled with memorabilia such as a diary and
photographs, and it remains a mystery how it the suitcase ended up at the University. (Photo:
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/wwi-nurs-
-suitcase-university-abertay-dundee_n_2688310.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Peru's Temple of Fire
An ancient temple believed to be about 5,000 years old was discovered at the archaeological site of
El Paraiso. If the date is confirmed, it would be among the oldest sites in the world. (ERNESTO
BENAVIDES/AFP/Getty Images) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/peru-ancien-
-temple-discovered_n_2674631.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Archeologists Find Ancient Sarcophagus
A sarcophagus believed to belong to a five-year-old was uncovered by Spanish archeologists while
searching the tomb of Djehuty, an important official of Queen Hatshepsut. (Photo: KHALED
DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/04/luxor-
sarcophagus-unearthed_n_2618343.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Skeleton of King Richard III Found
An archeological excavation under a parking lot in Leicester turned up the remains of King Richard
III, the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty. (AP Photo/ University of Leicester) <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/04/king-richard-iii-skeleton-found_n_2614269.html"
target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
81 gold goins dating back to the 1600s were discovered beneath the floorboards of a Irish pub in
Carrick-on-Suir after a building fire. The find was considered one of the most important in Ireland's
history, and the coins were turned over to the National Museum. (South Tipperary Museum/PA) <a
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/gold-coins-found-irish-
pub-cooneys_n_2581575.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>
Hans Sachs Posters
Seized by the Nazis in 1938 from a Jewish man on the orders of Hitler's Propaganda Minister Joseph
Goebbels, then held behind the Iron Curtain in Communist East Berlin, thousands of rare posters are
finally back in the hands of collector Hans Sachs' family. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) <a
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-posters_n_2495902.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed">Read more here. </a>
Wang Xizhi Calligraphy
An extremely rare copy of a work by fourth century Chinese calligraphy legend Wang Xizhi has been
unearthed in Japan, the first such discovery in four decades. (AP Photo/Tokyo National Museum) <a
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an-found_n_2431445.html?utm_hp_ref=unearthed">Read more here. </a>