From the skull of a dragon washed ashore to the terrifying curse of the infamous black coffin, here are ten of the most amazing archaeological discoveries ever.
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10: Remnants of an Iroquois Village
In Ontario, Canada, excavations have unearthed an outstanding 35,000 artifacts at a new dig site. But that's not all. The archaeological dig also unearthed traces of a late Iroquois village that would have been functional somewhere between the years 1300 and 1600.
9: Dragon Skull
Our next discovery today is a giant skull that washed up on a beach in Dorset, in the United Kingdom. And yes, I'm talking about a giant dragon skull. This did happen a few years ago, and it definitely freaked a few people out. Of course, the skull did not belong to a physical dragon from our past, but actually from the set of Game of Thrones.
8: Gates of Hell
A new archaeological breakthrough has uncovered what is being called the Gate to Hell. The ruin was discovered at a site in Turkey, and thousands of years ago it could have represented the doors to the underworld.
7: Tomb of the God King
Archaeologists working in the north of Guatemala have uncovered the tomb of someone they believe could have been a Mayan god king. The tomb dates way back to somewhere between 300 and 350 AD, and it's the oldest royal tomb out of seven that have been discovered inside the ancient city of El Peru-Waka.
6: Ancient Roman Nanotechnology
Believe it or not, nanotechnology may have been invented far earlier than we think. In fact, the very first example of nanotechnology being used has recently been discovered by scientists, and it dates back 1600 years.
5: Secrets of Angkor
Angkor Wat has astounded people across the world ever since it was rediscovered by a French explorer back in 1858. The French explorer once describe Angkor Wat as being grander than anything left to us by Greece or Rome. And that is still true today.
4: Buddha’s Birthplace
Lumbini has long been recognized as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who went on to become the Buddha. This was a very real person who had much of his life and his teachings chronicled. However, even though his birthplace is known, many scholars have argued about when exactly he was born.
3: Dino Fossil
Let's move from Buddhism to the world of the dinosaurs. An incredible dinosaur skeleton has recently been found that dates back 110 million years. And while archaeologists and paleontologists find cool dinosaur fossils all the time that are really old, this one is so perfectly preserved that it looks like a statue.
2: Ancient Chariot
In the country of Bulgaria, archaeologists have found the amazing remains of a full Thracian carriage complete with two horses. Not only that, but they found the remains buried upright, meaning that the chariot was buried sitting on its wheels and the horses standing on their feet.
1: The Cursed Black Sarcophagus
For our final entry, let's stay in the ancient world. A new Egyptian sarcophagus has begun to reveal its disturbing secrets. This sarcophagus is known as the cursed black sarcophagus, and it is probably the most horrifying thing you've ever seen come out of Egypt.
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