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Ancient medieval buildings found beneath Cathedral Square

Archaeologists excavating beneath Cathedral Square in Peterborough have found the remains of ancient medieval buildings.

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The Little Ice Age and Scotland

By Steven McKenzie
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Astronomers have reported that the Sun is at its dimmest for almost a century.

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Painted history

REMAINS of the largest ancient Egyptian temple yet to be found in Sinai have been uncovered in Qantara, reports Nevine El-Aref.

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Forgotten Franklin letters offer glimpse into U.S. history

LONDON, England (CNN) -- An American professor doing research in London stumbled across a series of previously unknown letters written by, to, and about Benjamin Franklin, a stunning find that sheds new light on early U.S. history.

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Artificial Intelligence Cracks 4,000-Year-Old Mystery

By Brandon Keim

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An ancient script that's defied generations of archaeologists has yielded some of its secrets to artificially intelligent computers.

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Team's re-creation of ancient Karnak brings history of pharaohs to life

After being crowned one of ancient Egypt’s rare female pharaohs, Queen Hatshepsut renovated a coronation hall lined with statuary depicting her father, her highly regarded predecessor, as a god. In the center of the hall, she installed two 10-story red granite obelisks and a beautiful red quartzite chapel inscribed with images of herself erecting the colossal obelisks. One of the 10-story obelisks erected by Queen Hatshepsut in the complex's coronation room. View the rest here.

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World Digital Library putting human history a click away

By Edward Cody |The Washington Post <!-- sphereit start --> PARIS — A globe-spanning UN digital library seeking to display and explain the wealth of all human cultures has gone into operation on the Internet, serving up mankind's accumulated knowledge in seven languages for students around the world.

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Neandertals Babies Didn't Do the Twist

By Ann Gibbons
ScienceNOW Daily News

Giving birth is more difficult--and dangerous--for modern humans than for any other primate. Not only do human mothers have to push out babies with unusually big heads, but infants also have to rotate to fit their heads through the narrow birth canal. Now, a new virtual reconstruction of the pelvis of a Neandertal woman suggests that Neandertal mothers also had a tough time giving birth to their big-headed infants--but the babies, at least, didn't have to rota

Viking Legacy On English: What Language Tells Us About Immigration And Integration

ScienceDaily — They’re a firm part of our language and even speak to us of our national culture — but some words aren’t quite as English as we think.

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'Beginner's luck' may lay trail to Cleopatra tomb

BURG EL-ARAB, Egypt (AFP) — Archaeologists revealed a rocky hilltop in northern Egypt on Sunday where they believe Cleopatra was buried 2,000 years ago by the side of her Roman lover Mark Anthony after she committed suicide with a self-inflicted asp bite.

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