Ukraine
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1,900-year-old double Scythian burial in Ukraine contains toxic red mineral
A double burial in Ukraine of two women from the Late Scythian culture contains a toxic red mineral, but exactly why it was used remains a mystery.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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18,000 years ago, ice age humans built dwellings out of mammoth bones in Ukraine
Some people in Ukraine weathered the harshest moments of the last ice age by creating shelters made partly of mammoth bones and tusks.
By Owen Jarus Published
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Crimean Stone Age 'crayons' were used by Neanderthals for symbolic drawings, study claims
Scientists have discovered Stone Age "crayons" in Crimea, hinting that Neanderthals may have used them for symbolic drawings or markings. But not everyone agrees.
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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Lviv pysanka: World's oldest Easter egg
A decorated duck egg discovered in a trash pit is the world's oldest "pysanka."
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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Stone Age 'CSI': Archaeologists identify a family killed in a house fire nearly 6 millennia ago
Human bones discovered in a house that burned down 5,700 years ago are providing archaeologists "CSI"-style clues about the deaths of seven people in prehistoric Ukraine.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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Rare Roman-era silver ingots depicting Constantine the Great seized from alleged black-market sale
A man allegedly tried to illegally sell three rare Roman-era silver ingots that his great-grandmother reportedly found in her garden years ago.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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Chernobyl worms appear unaffected by radiation from world's worst nuclear disaster
Microscopic worms in Chernobyl remain unscathed despite having been long exposed to radiation.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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Doomsday Clock hovers at 90 seconds to midnight for 2nd year in a row
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists cited the threat of nuclear escalation in Ukraine, climate change and disruptive technologies as reasons to keep the clock at 90 seconds to midnight.
By Sascha Pare Published
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1,000-year-old cemetery with dead wearing dramatic rings on their necks and buckets on their feet found in Ukraine
The discovery of a cemetery in Ukraine from a millennium ago has revealed axes, swords, jewelry and, unexpectedly, buckets around the feet of some of the dead.
By Owen Jarus Published