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Archaeology · RomanThe “entire residential city” from the 2nd and 3rd centuries was discovered “on the east bank of the Nile, near the Luxor Temple.”
An “entire Roman city” discovered in Egypt
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Europe · LondonThey are among the most popular exhibits in museums worldwide, with a name so resonant, blockbuster films have been built on it.
British museums recommend that you avoid saying “mummy” and use “mummified remains”
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Volcano · SantiagoA new moai – one of Easter Island’s iconic monolithic statues – has been found in the bed of a dry lake in a volcano crater, the Indigenous community that administers the site on the Chilean island has said.
Scientists uncover new Easter Island moai statue in dry lake bed
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Europe · MalataverneIf the emergence of mechanically propelled weapons in prehistory is commonly perceived as one of the hallmarks of the advance of modern human populations into the European continent, the existence of archery has always been more difficult to trace. The recognition of these technologies in the European Upper Paleolithic has been hampered by ballistic overlaps between weapons projected with a thruster or a bow.
Homo sapiens in Europe used bow-and-arrow 54,000 years ago: study
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US & Canada · New ZealandThe largest known penguin to ever waddle the Earth was a 340-pound behemoth—more than three times the size of the largest penguins alive today. The massive, flightless seabird swam in the oceans around New Zealand more than 50 million years ago, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Paleontology.
Now that's one giant penguin: Fossilized bones of 340-pound 'monster bird' discovered in New Zealand
57% Center coverage: 7 sources
Europe · EdinburghSecret letters written by Mary Queen of Scots while she was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth I have been cracked by a team of codebreakers. For centuries, the contents of the coded correspondence dating from 1578 to 1584 were believed to have been lost.
Mary, Queen of Scots' Secret Letters Found and Decrypted
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