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Ancient Earthquake Turned Mosaic Workshop into Time Capsule
August 15, 2017 | ArticleAn earthquake-toppled house in the ancient city of Jerash is providing archaeologists with clues on how artisans constructed mosaics during the eighth century.
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Stoneware 'Factory' from Time of Jesus Unearthed in Galilee
August 14, 2017 | ArticleEvidence of chalkstone manufacturing from Jesus's time in ancient Galilee has recently been uncovered.
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In Photos: Ancient Rock Art Depicts Total Solar Eclipse in Chaco Canyon
August 14, 2017 | Image AlbumAbout 1,000 years ago Chacoans (early Pueblo people) captured their wondrous experiences of a total solar eclipse by carving the celestial event into a rock.
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Ancient Pueblo Rock Art Depicts a 'Celebratory' Solar Eclipse
August 14, 2017 | ArticleA thousand years ago, early Pueblo people, called Chacoans, captured their experiences of a total solar eclipse by carving it into a rock — a circle with looping streamers that resemble the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona.
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How Benjamin Franklin Spread Science on 'Supernatural' Solar Eclipses
August 13, 2017 | ArticleFranklin advanced a scientific – not supernatural – understanding of astronomical events such as eclipses. His satirical character 'Poor Richard' mocked those who bought into astrological predictions.
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Medieval Gospel Made of Sheep, Calves, Deer ... and Goat?
August 11, 2017 | ArticleDuring medieval times, bookmakers fashioned the pages and cover of a rare copy of the Gospel of Luke out of five different types of animals: calves, two species of deer, sheep and goat, according to new research.
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In Photos: 13-Million-Year-Old Primate Skull Discovered
August 10, 2017 | Image AlbumScientists have discovered the skull of a small primate that may reveal what the last common ancestor of living apes and humans may have looked like. Here's a look at photos of the skull and excavation site in Kenya.
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Here's What the Last Common Ancestor of Apes and Humans Looked Like
August 10, 2017 | ArticleThe most complete extinct-ape skull ever found reveals what the last common ancestor of all living apes and humans might have looked like, according to a new study.
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Stone Age Cannibals Engraved Marks on Human Bones
August 09, 2017 | ArticleMore than 17,000 years ago in what is now England, people may have performed cannibalistic rituals that involved engraving symbols on human bones, new research finds.
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Maori Artifacts Point to Early Polynesian Settlement in New Zealand
August 09, 2017 | ArticleArcheologists in New Zealand are starting to unravel the mysteries of an early settlement near the northern tip of the islands that may have been founded by some of the first Polynesians to arrive in the region.
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