Half-ton Roman statues and swords found by accident: See latest ancient finds
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Throughout history, cultures have left behind a trail of breadcrumbs for archaeologists to follow. New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past.
Here are some of the latest discoveries:
Passerby visits Poland river to see low water level - and finds medieval weapon
A close-up photo shows a cross-like design on the handle of the medieval sword.
Rare half-ton statue - once guarding medieval gate - unearthed in France. See it
A large chunk of a horse and rider statue was pulled from the rubble, archaeologists said.
‘Beautifully preserved' woven Roman structure found in UK may hold ‘secrets'
Massive tree deep in Amazon hid ancient burials of unknown culture - until now
The urns contained fragments of human, turtle and fish bones, according to archaeologists.
Ancient shipwreck hid dozens of treasures - until now. See the finds in Greece
Archaeologists and divers returned to the 2,000-year-old Antikythera wreck in Greece and found dozens of artifacts, photos show.
