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Rare 1,000-Year-Old Amulet with Arabic Blessing Found in Jerusalem
June 18, 2018 | ArticleArchaeologists discovered a 1,000-year-old clay amulet about the size of a dime at one of the oldest historical sites in Jerusalem. The tiny amulet belonged to a man named Kareem and is inscribed with a personal prayer.
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Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
June 18, 2018 | ArticleThe balls are carved with intricate spiral patterns, but scientists can't figure out their meaning.
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Stephen Hawking Buried Between Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin
June 15, 2018 | ArticleThe ashes of the towering figure in modern physics will be buried today (June 15) between two other science icons.
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Einstein's Crude, Racist Travel Diaries Have Been Published in English
June 13, 2018 | ArticleAlbert Einstein, who famously supported the American civil rights movement, wrote down racist ideas about Chinese, Japanese, Sri Lankan and Indian people.
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Abu Simbel: The Temples That Moved
June 12, 2018 | ReferenceBesides their grandeur, the Abu Simbel temples are notable because they were moved in 1964 to make way for the High Aswan Dam.
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The Incas Mastered the Grisly Practice of Drilling Holes in People's Skulls
June 12, 2018 | ArticleIt came down to hygiene, and the Incas would have sometimes used their bare fingers during trepanation surgery.
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3,000-Year-Old Geoglyphs May Depict the Heavens
June 12, 2018 | ArticleAncient people would have entered the sprawling stone structures through doorways.
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Archaeologists Dig Up Mass Grave of Soldiers Crushed by Napoleon's Troops
June 08, 2018 | ArticleJust under the topsoil of the farm fields in this small town northeast of Vienna, there are traces of one of the biggest battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Photos: Archaeologists Excavate Battlefield from Napoleonic Wars
June 08, 2018 | Image AlbumAhead of highway construction, archaeologists in Austria are busy excavating a huge battlefield from the Napoleonic Wars.
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A Face from the Bible May Appear in This Tiny Sculpture
June 07, 2018 | ArticleArchaeologists aren't sure which biblical king is being depicted in this miniature sculpture found in ancient Israel.
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