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Noah's Ark Or Just A Big Mound? US Researchers Eye Up A Strange Ship-Shaped Ridge In TurkeyThe Durupinar site is found on Mount Tendürek in the eastern Turkey.

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Noah's Ark Or Just A Big Mound? US Researchers Eye Up A Strange Ship-Shaped Ridge In TurkeyThe Durupinar site is found on Mount Tendürek in the eastern Turkey.
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Noah's Ark Or Just A Big Mound? US Researchers Eye Up A Strange Ship-Shaped Ridge In Turkey

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In The Year 536 CE, A Truly Miserable Period Of Human History BeganMedieval ruins of a church with pillars and dark shadows

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In The Year 536 CE, A Truly Miserable Period Of Human History BeganMedieval ruins of a church with pillars and dark shadows
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The Year 536 CE Was One Of The Worst Periods In Human History

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Obsidian Blades At The Main Aztec Temple Came From Enemy TerritoryAncient Aztec obsidian sacrificial knife

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Obsidian Blades At The Main Aztec Temple Came From Enemy TerritoryAncient Aztec obsidian sacrificial knife
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Obsidian Blades At The Main Aztec Temple Came From Enemy Territory

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Pioneering Research Reveals How Darkness And Light Made The Parthenon Appear DivineA digital reconstruction of the Parthenon's dark interior with the gold and ivory statue of Athena at the centre. The image has the soft morning sunlight spilling into the entrance, just about illuminating the pillars surround the space as well as a red coloured rug and devotional objects and incense burners in the foreground. The golden dress of the statue is shining as the light touches it.

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Pioneering Research Reveals How Darkness And Light Made The Parthenon Appear DivineA digital reconstruction of the Parthenon's dark interior with the gold and ivory statue of Athena at the centre. The image has the soft morning sunlight spilling into the entrance, just about illuminating the pillars surround the space as well as a red coloured rug and devotional objects and incense burners in the foreground. The golden dress of the statue is shining as the light touches it.
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Pioneering Research Reveals How Darkness And Light Made The Parthenon Appear Divine

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Title Of Ancient Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Identified For First Time In 2,000 YearsA photo taken within the square of a rich house building in Herculaneum. The square has pillars and overhanging roofs either side. Most of the pillars and the walls behind them have rich red paint while the others appear to be sandstone. Trees and a raised grassy bank are visible in the background.

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Title Of Ancient Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Identified For First Time In 2,000 YearsA photo taken within the square of a rich house building in Herculaneum. The square has pillars and overhanging roofs either side. Most of the pillars and the walls behind them have rich red paint while the others appear to be sandstone. Trees and a raised grassy bank are visible in the background.
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Title Of Ancient Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Identified For First Time In 2,000 Years

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Horrifying Discovery At Pompeii Reveals How Family Of Four Tried To Save ThemselvesThe skull of a Pompeii victim

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Horrifying Discovery At Pompeii Reveals How Family Of Four Tried To Save ThemselvesThe skull of a Pompeii victim
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Horrifying Discovery At Pompeii Reveals How Family Of Four Tried To Save Themselves

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Exceptionally Well-Preserved Austrian Mummy Was Embalmed With Previously Unknown MethodA photo of the mummified remains resting a in wooden box with a glass cover. The photo shows the upper body of the mummy with its head on display. The face has decayed down to the skull, demonstrating a rictus smile and empty eye sockets. The skin is light brown and leathery and the corpse is holding a small cross.

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Exceptionally Well-Preserved Austrian Mummy Was Embalmed With Previously Unknown MethodA photo of the mummified remains resting a in wooden box with a glass cover. The photo shows the upper body of the mummy with its head on display. The face has decayed down to the skull, demonstrating a rictus smile and empty eye sockets. The skin is light brown and leathery and the corpse is holding a small cross.
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Exceptionally Well-Preserved Austrian Mummy Was Embalmed With Previously Unknown Method

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Milky Way’s Great Rift Identified In 5,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Coffin DrawingsDepiction of goddess Nut on coffin of ancient Egyptian priestess

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Milky Way’s Great Rift Identified In 5,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Coffin DrawingsDepiction of goddess Nut on coffin of ancient Egyptian priestess
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Milky Way’s Great Rift Identified In 5,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Coffin Drawings

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The Garden Of Eden In Ancient Egypt? An Offbeat Study Links Pyramids To Biblical "Tree Of Life"Egypt. Cairo - Giza. General view of pyramids from the Giza Plateau (three pyramids known as Queens' Pyramids on front side; next in order from left: the Pyramid of Menkaure, Khafre and Chufu

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The Garden Of Eden In Ancient Egypt? An Offbeat Study Links Pyramids To Biblical "Tree Of Life"Egypt. Cairo - Giza. General view of pyramids from the Giza Plateau (three pyramids known as Queens' Pyramids on front side; next in order from left: the Pyramid of Menkaure, Khafre and Chufu
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The Garden Of Eden In Ancient Egypt? An Offbeat Study Links Pyramids To Biblical "Tree Of Life"

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Ballymacombs More Woman: A Grisly Mystery Unearthed In Northern Ireland After 2,000 YearsA photo showing the remains of the woman arranged on a white background. The bones of her arms are visible along with a substantial portion of her torso and abdomen which had brown tanned colored skin surrounding it.

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Ballymacombs More Woman: A Grisly Mystery Unearthed In Northern Ireland After 2,000 YearsA photo showing the remains of the woman arranged on a white background. The bones of her arms are visible along with a substantial portion of her torso and abdomen which had brown tanned colored skin surrounding it.
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Ballymacombs More Woman: A Grisly Mystery Unearthed In Northern Ireland After 2,000 Years

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Ancient Maya Tattooing Needles Found In Burial Cave In BelizeMaya warrior with tattoos

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Ancient Maya Tattooing Needles Found In Burial Cave In BelizeMaya warrior with tattoos
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Ancient Maya Tattooing Needles Found In Burial Cave In Belize

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4,500-Year-Old Peruvian Woman Preserved In Exceptional Condition – Including Hair, Skin, And NailsAncient Perucian Caral civilization burial

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4,500-Year-Old Peruvian Woman Preserved In Exceptional Condition – Including Hair, Skin, And NailsAncient Perucian Caral civilization burial
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4,500-Year-Old Peruvian Woman Preserved In Exceptional Condition – Including Hair, Skin, And Nails

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Skeleton In Alexander The Great’s Family Tomb Isn’t His Father After AllTomb I of the Great Tumulus of Vergina

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Skeleton In Alexander The Great’s Family Tomb Isn’t His Father After AllTomb I of the Great Tumulus of Vergina
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Skeleton In Alexander The Great’s Family Tomb Isn’t His Father After All

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Wine Was Enjoyed By All In Ancient Troy – Even The Commoners Drank ItA photo of a depas goblet, showing its characteristic narrow body with a wider top. The two handles curve from its sides, forming a kind of heart shape. The vessel is made from a red clay.

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Wine Was Enjoyed By All In Ancient Troy – Even The Commoners Drank ItA photo of a depas goblet, showing its characteristic narrow body with a wider top. The two handles curve from its sides, forming a kind of heart shape. The vessel is made from a red clay.
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Wine Was Enjoyed By All In Ancient Troy – Even The Commoners Drank It

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A Pit With 37 Headless Skeletons Raises Questions: Something Strange Went Down HereThe skeletons lay jumbled and in different positions on an area of 15 square metres.

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A Pit With 37 Headless Skeletons Raises Questions: Something Strange Went Down HereThe skeletons lay jumbled and in different positions on an area of 15 square metres.
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A Pit With 37 Headless Skeletons Raises Questions: Something Strange Went Down Here

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