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Early medieval hoard of ’devil’s money’ discovered at cult site in the Netherlands
Researchers believe the site in the Netherlands might have been used for pagan worship as a reaction to the spread of Christianity.
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Unseen 2,000-year-old Roman ruins discovered in London office basement
A Roman history buff has said she was ‘blown away’ after discovering she was sitting just a few feet above a newly excavated ancient site from where London was governed 2,000 years ago.
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Preserved ancient Roman village hidden in countryside leaves visitors stunned
Chysauster village was left abandoned by its Celtic inhabitants centuries ago, but the reason for it and the strange and secret tunnels below are still eluding archaeologists
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Roman wind chime dating back to 200AD discovered and it's a flying penis
Archaeologists in Viminacium, Serbia, have unearthed a bizarre wind chime known as a tintinnabulum dating back to around 200AD which was used to ward off evil spirits by Romans
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Grisly mystery of ancient Roman's brain turned into glass in Pompeii eruption
New research has shed light on an extremely unfortunate resident of Herculaneum