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Why Does the Letter 'S' Look Like an 'F' in Old Manuscripts?
May 26, 2019 | ArticleWhere did the long s come from and why has this character largely disappeared?
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Archaeologists Discover the First Ever Iron-Age Shield Made of Bark in England
May 24, 2019 | ArticleThis 2,300-year-old shield was painted in a red checkerboard pattern.
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Chernobyl vs. Fukushima: Which Nuclear Meltdown Was the Bigger Disaster?
May 24, 2019 | ArticleNuclear meltdowns at power plants in Chernobyl and Fukushima were the most devastating in recent history.
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Slavers Burned the Last US Slave Ship to Hide Their Crimes. Now It's Been Found.
May 23, 2019 | ArticleAfter nearly 150 years, the last known ship used to bring kidnapped people to the United States to sell into slavery seems to have turned up off the coast of Mobile, Alabama.
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Hereditary Rule Wreaked Havoc in 'Game of Thrones' — and in Medieval Europe
May 22, 2019 | ArticleWhen male heirs were scarce during the Middle Ages, instability reigned.
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Freckled Woman with High Alcohol Tolerance Lived in Japan 3,800 Years Ago
May 22, 2019 | ArticleMore than two decades after researchers discovered the 3,800-year-old remains of "Jomon woman" in Hokkaido, Japan, they've finally deciphered her genetic secrets.
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10-Foot-Tall Stone Jars 'Made by Giants' Stored Human Bodies in Ancient Laos
May 21, 2019 | ArticleThe carved "jars of the dead" are scattered across miles of the rugged, tiger-haunted Xiangkhouang province.
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In Photos: Exploring the Mysterious Plain of Jars Site
May 21, 2019 | Image AlbumThe mysterious Plain of Jars is an archaeological site in central Laos that has thousands of stone vessels scattered across the ground.
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Ancient Egyptians Built This 4-Towered Fortress More Than 2,600 Years Ago
May 20, 2019 | ArticleArchaeologists in Egypt have discovered the ruins of an ancient fortress dating to the 26th Dynasty, the last dynasty in which native Egyptians ruled before the Persians conquered the country in 525 B.C.
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We May Finally Know Where the Cannabis Plant Originated
May 20, 2019 | ArticleFossil pollen pinpointed the earliest evidence of cannabis and its cultivation.
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