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Wednesday, April 11
April 11, 2012

Thousands of silver coins in a bronze bucket were found on the Baltic island of Gotland during a survey by Swedish archaeologists. The field where the cache was uncovered has produced several treasure finds in the past, which made it vulnerable to looters and prompted the investigation. The coins were probably minted in Germany during the […]

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Tuesday, April 10
April 10, 2012

In Malaysia’s easternmost state of Sabah, which is located on the northern tip of the island of Borneo, archaeologists found more than 1,000 stone tools scattered on the ground while walking to Samang Buat Cave. The tools indicate that humans came to Borneo from the Asia at least 20,000 years earlier than previously thought. Conservators at […]

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