Residents of a town under siege by the Roman army about 2,000 years ago buried two hoards of treasure in…
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2,400-year-old myths of mummy-making busted
Contrary to reports by famous Greek historian Herodotus, the ancient Egyptians probably didn’t remove mummy guts using cedar oil enemas,…
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X-Rays reveal lost aria in 200-year-old opera
Scientists have helped to restore Luigi Cherubini’s opera “Mde” to its original glory. A lost aria, or solo song, from…
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Ultrarare photo of Abraham Lincoln discovered
Will the real Abe Lincoln please stand up? Historians rejoiced at the discovery of the second photo ever found of…
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About the size of a child, the largest-known platypus roamed what is now Australia as far back as 15 million…
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Before Babel? Ancient mother tongue reconstructed
The ancestors of people from across Europe and Asia may have spoken a common language about 15,000 years ago, new…
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Burnt Magna Carta read for first time in 283 Years
More than 280 years after it was damaged in a fire, one of the original copies of the Magna Carta…
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