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DNA Testing on 2,000-Year-Old Bones in Italy Reveal East Asian Ancestry

ScienceDaily — Researchers excavating an ancient Roman cemetery made a surprising discovery when they extracted ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from one of the skeletons buried at the site: the 2,000-year-old bones revealed a maternal East Asian ancestry.

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Excavation and restoration on the Avenue of Sphinxes

By Ann Wuyts

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Photo by Jennifer Willoughb; The Avenue of Sphinxes in front of the Luxor Temple

Egypt's Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, and Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), along with the governor of Luxor, Samir Farag, will embark today on an inspection tour along the Avenue of Sphinxes that connects the Luxor and Karnak temples.

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Could museum's gold be from ancient Troy?

By Tom Avri: Inquirer Staff Writer

The scientist had traveled from Germany to examine the ancient items that lay before him on the University of Pennsylvania laboratory table, and he was dazzled. Earrings with cascades of golden leaves. Brooches adorned with tightly coiled spirals. A necklace strung with hundreds of gold ringlets and beads.

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Early draft of the Constitution found in Phila.

By Edward Colimore, Inquirer Staff Writer

Researcher Lorianne Updike Toler was intrigued by the centuries-old document at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

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Archaeologists unearth Iron Age settlement in Kent

The remains of an Iron Age settlement have been unearthed by archaeologists working along the route of a new £1.3m water pipeline in Kent.

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Lifestyles of the rich and famous... Egyptians

By Paula Veiga

The rich and famous people of ancient Egypt lived a decadent lifestyle with fine wine, sex, high fashion, and plenty of partying. How do they compare with their equivalents today - the modern western celebrity set?

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An ancient Roman temple, discovered in the chancel of the church of Sant Feliu Girona.

An ancient Roman temple, discovered following the first excavations in the chancel of the church of Sant Feliu Girona.

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Pictures: "Mythical" Temple Found in Peru

A thousand-year-old temple complex (including a tomb with human sacrifice victims, shown in a digital illustration) has been found under the windswept dunes of northwestern Peru, archaeologists say.

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Egypt to Announce King Tut DNA Results

AP: CAIRO -- Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, the antiquities department said Sunday.

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Big Daddy: New Tyrannosaur Discovered

By Rachael Rettner - LiveScience

T. rex's family tree just got one member larger. Scientists unearthed bones from a new dinosaur species, including an adult specimen and bones from a "teenager" that lived some 75 million years ago.

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