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Recognition for women artists, an extension to NYC's High Line, autonomous car racing and more
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Unearthed Treasures From Tyrant Caligula’s Garden of Delights
First-century tyrant Caligula used a magical estate and its accompanying garden as a retreat during his four-year reign. (He was also assassinated there.) On the outskirts of Rome, on Esquiline Hill, Caligula …
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27 Sarcophagi Discovered South of Cairo
Found in the mass burial ground known as Saqqara, 27 unopened 2,500-year-old sarcophagi tease the possibility of many more. They were found in shafts as deep as 30 feet below surface level …
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Malta’s Virtual Underwater Museum
Launched by the Malta Tourism Authority, University of Malta and Heritage Malta, the virtual Underwater Malta museum offers viewers access to 10 archaeological sites, ranging from seven to 361 feet below the …
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48,000-Year-Old Discovery in Sri Lanka Could Change History
Uncovered in and near Sri Lanka’s rainforest cave Fa-Hien Lena, hundreds of arrowheads crafted from animal bones are believed to date back 48,000 years—possibly making them the oldest evidence of bow-and-arrow hunting …
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Ancient Roman Mosaic Discovered Under Italian Vineyard
In Negrar di Valpolicella (located near Verona in northern Italy), archeologists have discovered an ornate, ancient mosaic floor buried beneath the soil of a vineyard. The tiles belong to what’s known as …
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