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Ancient Roman City Rises Again

By Andrew Curry

From the ground, a 100-hectare site just north of Italy's Venice airport looks like nothing more than rolling fields of corn and soybeans. But it's actually home to a buried Roman metropolis called Altinum, considered the precursor of ancient Venice. Now, using sophisticated aerial imagery, researchers have brought this city to life once again.

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Unlocking Earhart mystery

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Henry II's lavish 12th century court brought back to life at Dover Castle

Statement of power: The throne room features an opulent interior, furnished to evoke its original appearance. Costumed re-enactors and audio-visual technology will complete the medieval experience

The splendour of a 12th century royal court has been recreated in Dover Castle keep, which new research suggests was originally built as a medieval PR exercise by Henry II.
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Chaco Royalty Ordered 'Catered' Food at Colorado's Chimney Rock Site 1,000 Years Ago

Elite priests living in a spectacular spiritual outpost built high on a southwestern Colorado mountain ridge a thousand years ago likely had their meals catered by commoners living in the valley below, according to preliminary new research by a University of Colorado at Boulder archaeology team.

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Human Population Expanded During Late Stone Age

ScienceDaily: Genetic evidence is revealing that human populations began to expand in size in Africa during the Late Stone Age approximately 40,000 years ago.

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Calling all witches: Cave in need of new hag

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Aspiring witches audition for the job Tuesday at Wookey Hole Caves in England.

By Reed Langton-Yanowitz

The winner will portray the notorious witch that is said to have haunted the caves in the Dark Ages. The witch lived in the cave with goats until an abbot threw holy water on her, turning her to stone, legend says.

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When Did Humans Return After Last Ice Age?

ScienceDaily— The Cheddar Gorge in Somerset was one of the first sites to be inhabited by humans when they returned to Britain near the end of the last Ice Age. According to new radio carbon dating by Oxford University researchers, outlined in the latest issue of Quaternary Science Review, humans were living in Gough's Cave 14,700 years ago.

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Ancient Theater Masks Rediscovered in Pompeii

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Alexandria - Looking for the queen

An archaeological mission taking place outside Alexandria could uncover the final resting place of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. As Edward Lewis reports, finding the tombs of history's famous lovers could restore the reputation of 'first city of the civilised world'

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Unique ancient Roman hospital excavated in South Moravia

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Pasohlavky - Czech archaeologists are excavating the foundations of an ancient Roman lazaretto (hospital) in Pasohlavky, which is the largest facility of its kind from this period preserved north of the Danube River, archaeologist Balazs Komoroczy told CTK today.

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