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Ancient Maltese temples may have been schools for celestial navigation

The alignment of some megalithic temples in Malta suggests they may have been used to teach sailors how to navigate by the stars

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First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton

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Excavation in Sudan shows Roman Empire wasn’t as mighty as it claimed

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Ancient computer's gears may not have been able to turn

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Iron Age site was a purple dye factory for centuries

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Drought may have sped the demise of Rapa Nui sculpture culture

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A ship's ram used in the Punic wars

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Bronze naval ram from Roman battle recreated using ancient techniques

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Archaeologists uncover settlement from golden age of ancient Egypt

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Complete terracotta prismoid, in octagonal form, eight columns of inscription, historical inscription of Tiglathpileser I, describing his campaigns and buildings. ? The Trustees of the British Museum

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Gripping story reveals race to crack world's oldest script, cuneiform

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Relics in Tutankhamun’s tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites

Tutankhamun ruled ancient Egypt shortly after a period of religious instability, and objects from his tomb suggest he took advantage to invent new funerary rituals

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Ancient clay tablets offer vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life

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Ancient ancestor of the plague discovered in Bronze Age sheep

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A man's brain was turned into glass by the eruption of Vesuvius

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When did people start building houses with corners?

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