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Newly Discovered Mayan Calendar Contradicts 2012 Doomsday Myth (May 12, 2012): Archaeologists exploring the sprawling complex of Xultun, a 12-square-mile site in Guatemala's Peten region, have discovered a structure that contains a wall covered with unique tiny, millimeter-thick, red and black glyphs.

Scientists Discover New Research Use for Ancient Dental Plaque (May 5, 2012): Centuries ago, dental calculus would build up through the years, layer after layer, like a stalagmite.

5,000-Year-Old Blood Sample Found in Otzi the Iceman (May 4, 2012): A blood sample over 5,000 years old was found in Otzi the Iceman, a Neolithic herder or trader whose dead frozen body was discovered on the Italian Alps in 1991.

Fragments of Egyptian Book of the Dead Found in Australian Museum (April 28, 2012): ABC News in Australia reports that fragments from the Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian funerary text, have been found in the Queensland Museum in Brisbane, Australia.

Ancient Egyptians Bred Kittens Specifically for Mummification Say Researchers (April 12, 2012): A radiographical study of a cat mummy from the Egyptian collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Parma, Italy was carried out in order to evaluate the content and to describe how cats were wrapped and mummified.

Scientists Find Evidence Human Ancestors Used Fire One Million Years Ago (April 2, 2012): Scientists say they have identified the earliest known evidence of the use of fire by human ancestors.

Partial Fossil Foot Find Suggests Two Hominin Species Co-existed 3.4 Million Years Ago (March 28, 2012): Scientists have discovered a 3.

Diet of Sailors in British Royal Navy in 18th Century Included Salt Beef, Sea Biscuits, Beer, Salted Cod and Dried Pork (March 25, 2012): A new chemical analysis technique has allowed archaeologists to find out the diet of sailors in the British Royal Navy during the late 18th century.

House Mice Traveled With Vikings in Their Longships (March 19, 2012): Norwegian house mice traveled with the Vikings in their longships during the late 8th to mid 10th century.

Fossils of Previously Unknown Stone Age People Found in China (March 14, 2012): Fossils of previously unknown Stone Age people having been discovered in two caves in southwest China.

Wooden Statue, Animal Mummies Found in Abydos, Egypt (March 13, 2012): A wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies were found by a University of Toronto-led team in Abydos, Egypt.

Ancient Cemetery Found in Mexico (March 12, 2012): The remains of 167 bodies were recently found in a a cave in the southern state of Chiapas.

Researchers Discover How Monkey Fish Were Made (February 28, 2012): Researchers at the St George's University and Horniman Museum have discovered how monkey fish are thought to have been made by 18th century Asian fisherman.

Moderate Drought Blamed for Collapse of Maya Civilization (February 23, 2012): A new study reports that the demise of the Maya Civilization may have been related to relatively modest reductions in rainfall.

Ancient Rock Art of Anthropomorphic Figure With Oversized Phallus Found in Central Brazil (February 23, 2012): Researchers have found some ancient rock art in Brazil.

The Magna Carta Rests in Special Argon Filled Encasement at Archives Conservation Lab (February 8, 2012): A team of engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) built a state-of-the-art encasement and transport cart to protect the National Archives Conservation Lab's copy of the 1297 Magna Carta.

Cannon From Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge Pulled from the Ocean (October 27, 2011): Archaeologists have pulled one of Blackbeard's cannons out of the ocean.

Video: British Man Mummified Like Egyptian Pharaoh for TV Documentary (October 22, 2011): A British man was mummified by a team of scientists for a documentary on UK's Channel 4, called Mummifying Alan: Egypt's Last Secret.

Aztec Burial Site Uncovered in Mexico City (October 7, 2011): An Aztec burial site has been uncovered in the Templo Mayor ruin in Mexico city.

Five Digitized Dead Sea Scrolls Now Available Online (September 26, 2011): Google has announced the launch of the Dead Sea Scrolls online.

Archaeologists Baffled by Ancient Roman Jar Full of Holes (August 19, 2011): LiveScience reports that archaeologists have no idea what this ancient Roman jar filled with tiny holes was for.

Headless Hercules Statue Found in Excavated Bathhouse Pool in Israel (August 18, 2011): A rare headless statue of Hercules, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, was found in an excavated bathhouse pool in Israel.

Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Stone Lion Sculpture in Turkey (August 9, 2011): Archaeologists leading the University of Toronto's Tayinat Archaeological Project in southeastern Turkey have unearthed the remains of a stone lion sculpture.

Archaeologists Believe They Have Discovered Captain Henry Morgan's Lost Fleet (August 7, 2011): A team of U.

Archaeological Finds in Dmanisi, Georgia Cast Doubt on Origin of Human Species (June 30, 2011): CNN's Paula Newton visited an archaeological site in Dmanisi, Georgia, where the origin of the human species is being called into question.