A 1000-year-old Pictish ring was discovered by an amateur archaeologist on the last day of the dig. University of Aberdeen's former engineer and graduate and volunteer John Ralph found the kite-shaped ring - which has a garnet or red glass centre - at Burghead Fort.

Rare kite-shaped Pictish ring found buried at Burghead Fort after 1000 years

For the first time, the palaeontologists stumbled upon a mostly complete dinosaur fossil buried in Mississippi, which has been called “incredibly unusual” by officials and is still 85 per cent buried from the time it was found in 2007.

This 'incredibly unusual' dinosaur roamed in Mississippi more than 80 million years ago

Bringing a spooky story to life, the face of a 16th-century woman - who was believed to be a vampire by the Italian locals - was recreated by the scientists. In the face, which has been recreated, a brick appeared jammed in her mouth which was apparently fitted inside to stop her from gobbling up the dead.

Scientists recreate face of 16th-century ‘vampire’ buried with brick inside mouth

Almost 10 people are reported to be buried in an avalanche that occurred in western Austria's Lech/Zuers free skiing area on Sunday, reported the Austrian Press Agency (APA), adding that the authorities have been able to rescue one person.

At least 10 tourists buried in avalanche in Austrian ski resort: APA

About 3,700 years ago, a man and a woman were buried together in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. Their tomb was an ovoid jar beneath the floor of a grand hall in an expansive hilltop complex known as La Almoloya, in what is now Murcia, Spain.

She was buried with a silver crown. Was she the one who held power?

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