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Perfectly preserved Roman mosaic floor unearthed in an Italian vineyard 

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Perfectly preserved Roman mosaic floor dating back to the 3rd Century AD is unearthed in an Italian vineyard The tiles formed the floor of an ancient Roman villa from the 3rd Century AD  They were discovered just a week after strict lockdown measures eased in Italy  They were found above the town of Negrar di … Read more

Fossil remains of 22 Ice Age SLOTHS the size of elephants found preserved in asphalt in Ecuador 

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The fossil remains of 22 Ice Age sloths the size of elephants have been found preserved in asphalt in Ecuador, researchers have reported. The specimens — which included 15 adults, 5 juveniles and two newborns or fetuses — were unearthed from the Tanque Loma site on the country’s Santa Elena peninsula. Weighing in at several tons, … Read more

‘DNA’ found preserved in 75-million-year-old dinosaur fossils for the first time

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Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA have been found preserved in the 75-million-year-old fossils of a baby duck-billed dinosaur, a study has claimed. Researchers analysed the skull fragments of young, nest-bound Hypacrosaurus specimens unearthed from the ‘Two Medicine Formation’ in Montana in the US. Experts have conventionally believed that such organic material should not be able to … Read more

Incredibly preserved 6,000-year-old elm tree leaf is discovered in Lancashire

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Leaf that fell to Earth more than 6,000 years ago from an ancient elm tree is discovered perfectly preserved by archaeologists clearing a patch of land in Lancashire for a £100million A-road Leaf was found perfectly preserved and dates back to around 6,000 years ago  Other finds include pollen, wood and hazelnuts and the tip of an … Read more