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The sixth salt man was discovered in Chehr-bd Mine in Zanjan City. It is likely that a large number of salt men were buried in Chehr-bd Salt Mine, said Farhang Farokhi head of Zanjan Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organisation (ZCHTO).

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A rare 2,500-year-old marble discus that was meant to protect ancient ships from the evil eye was found by a lifeguard while diving in the antiquities site of Yavne-Yam, next to Palmahim beach, Israel.

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Archaeologists from the University are to begin excavating part of the remains of the 2,000 year old Roman Fortress in Caerleon, Newport.
Led by Dr Peter Guest, of the School of History and Archaeology, the team of 50 archaeologists from Cardiff and University College London will excavate the remains of a monumental courtyard building in the south-western corner of the fortress.

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The beginning archaeologist can be especially proud of ancient peoples tools he has discovered at the bottom of Andreyevskoye Lake. According to experts the instruments of labour are about 10 thousand years old.
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It might have been used to bring down a small blue duiker or perhaps pick off a bird high in the forest canopy. Its exact target will never be known, but scientists now know what this ordinary-looking piece of bone was used for.
Two researchers from Wits University believe that what they have discovered is a 60 000-year-old arrow that was fired from the earliest known bow. Their discovery has pushed back the origins of bow-and-arrow technology by 20 000 years.

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Archaeologists are racing against time to excavate a burial mound before it collapses into the sea.
The earliest parts of the find, on the top of cliffs at Peacehaven Heights, have been dated to around 8,000 years BC but due to the eroding cliffs, is slowly crumbling into the sea.

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A flint blade thought to date back about 4,000 years has been found near a Bronze Age site which is being covered by a road.
The blade, which has a serrated edge, was found by workmen near the - an ancient path of stones in Herefordshire.

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Archaeologists say an ancient Greek tomb thought to belong to Alexander the Great's father is actually that of Alexander's half brother.
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Ryan Bernard of Escanaba has found a lot of interesting things with his metal detector: an 1837 Quebec bank token, an 1861 penny, a 1916 buffalo nickel.
When he found a hunk of metal buried 2 feet beneath his backyard last summer, he almost threw it in the trash.
Upon further examination, it may be an artefact from a prehistoric culture.

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Which Macedonia Was Alexander the Great From?
To outsiders, the dispute seems absurd: Athens is blocking Macedonia's NATO membership because Greece wants its neighbour to the north to change its name. The dispute has its roots in antiquity.

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