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Medieval murder mystery unearthed at archaeological dig at North Berwick

The skeleton of a man stabbed four times in the back and buried around 900 years ago has been found during an archaeological dig at the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, near Edinburgh.

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Fossils found in Canada offer insight into early life on earth

Fossils chiselled from rocks in a canyon in Canada’s Kootenay National Park offers some of the best record of early life on Earth according to researchers.

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4,600-year-old step pyramid discovered in southern Egypt

A 4,600 year old step pyramid has been unearthed at the ancient settlement of Edfu in southern Egypt.

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Stone Age treasures unearthed by rabbits at Land’s End

Burrowing rabbits have unearthed an archaeological “gold mine” of Stone Age treasures buried near Land’s End in Cornwall.

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Archaeologists find suspected bones of King Alfred the Great in cardboard box

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered the bones of Alfred the Great, or his son Edward the Elder, in a cardboard box in storage at Winchester City Museum.

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