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• 'Well-preserved' 5,000-year-old dog buried with bone dagger unearthed in ancient bog - Archaeologists discovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age dog skeleton buried with a 5,000-year-old bone dagger in a Swedish bog southwest of Stockholm.
• World's most famous museum slams doors to visitors as employee revolt continues - The Louvre museum closed to tourists Monday due to employee strikes over pay and working conditions that have been disrupting operations since last summer.
• One country just shut down a service people depended on for generations - Marking the end of 400 years of postal history, Denmark becomes the first country to end state-run letter delivery, as PostNord cites a 90% volume decline.
• Ancient man survived brutal lion attack, suffered lifelong damage: 'Extremely rare' - Archaeologists discovered a 6,000-year-old skeleton showing healed lion attack wounds. The ancient man survived the brutal encounter as a teenager and lived for months afterward.
• Archaeologists unearth chilling 16th-century gallows where rebels were hung and displayed - Archaeologists in France uncovered a chilling 16th-century gallows — where Protestant rebels were executed during the turbulent Reformation era in Europe.
• World's top tourist city turns ancient ruins into part of the daily subway commute - Rome's new subway stations near the Colosseum showcase ancient artifacts discovered during construction, turning commutes into archaeological journeys.
• Extraordinary mass graves from centuries-old battles emerge along highway route - A silver pocket watch and military artifacts were discovered in mass graves during Czech highway construction, revealing forgotten battles from 1745 and 1866.
• Historic landmark to begin charging foreign visitors amid overcrowding battles - Rome is introducing a $2.35 entry fee for foreign tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain starting in February 2026 to combat overcrowding at the historic landmark.
• Self-healing concrete? Buried Pompeii site reveals secret behind Rome's enduring structures - Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman concrete technology that could heal itself over time.
• Scientists shatter timeline of human fire-making with 400,000-year-old discovery in England - The earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making by humans was discovered at 400,000-year-old site in Barnham, England, pushing back the timeline by 350,000 years from previous findings.