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Agatha Christie: 10 quotes on her birthday
10 quotes from Agatha Christie, the best-selling crime novelist of all time.
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Howard Carter: 6 of his first moments in the tomb of King Tut
Archaeologist Howard Carter details how he found and entered the famous tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun.
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10 great movies by Steven Spielberg
As his direction of 'War Horse' gets awards buzz, here are 10 of Spielberg's best films
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Existing home sales dip, but prices vary wildly. Top 5 most, least expensive cities.
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Syria's ancient landmarks crumble under onslaught of war
The destruction of Aleppo's famous minaret brought world attention to the threats facing Syria's historical landmarks. Syrians warn they are losing part of their heritage as ancient landmarks become ruins.
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Mayan pyramid bulldozed for road fill by construction company
Mayan pyramid bulldozed: The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected late last week.
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Frontier fort found: Revolutionary War battle in Georgia
Frontier fort found on a farm in Georgia was the scene of a 1779 shootout with British troops. The frontier fort was found by archeologists midway between Athens and Augusta.
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Stonehenge archaeologists reveal new theory of why monument was built
Stonehenge may have been built on a site occupied by hunters for roughly 5,000 prior to its construction.
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Olive Press Israeli archaeologist finds common ground underneath Sinai's shifting sands
Avner Goren lived and worked among Bedouin in the shadow of Mt. Sinai for 15 years. Now he’s applying his knowledge of Arab culture to help bridge the Israeli-Arab divide.
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Editor's Blog Why we're hard-wired for best practices
Whether on Capitol Hill or in isolated desert communities, people tune into each other to find out what works. The adoption of "best practices" seems to be embedded in human nature.
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Home of Abraham, Ur, unearthed by archaeologists in Iraq
Home of Abraham: A sprawling structure, thought to be about 4,000 years old, probably served as an administrative center for Ur, around the time Abraham would have lived there before leaving for Canaan, according to the Bible.
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'Gate to Hell' unearthed among Turkey's ancient ruins (+video)
'Gate to Hell' unearthed in Turkey: Italian archaeologists have discovered what they believed to be the remains of an ancient cave that was the entrance to the underworld in Greek and Roman legends.
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In the Holy Land's columns, frescoes, and desert palaces, Herod the Great lives on
King Herod is best known to Christians for trying to kill the infant Jesus. But he also left his mark with stunning architectural achievements, as seen in a new exhibit at the Israel Museum.
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New Stonehenge theory: Stonehenge was built over a graveyard
A new Stonehenge theory posits that 500 years before the current stones were raised, an earlier stone circle marked the graves of more than 200 men, women, and children.
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Were those the bones of Cleopatra's murdered sister?
Experts doubt that the 2,000-year-old bones, unearthed in 1904 in what is now Turkey, belonged to Arsinoe IV, Cleopatra's younger half-sister whom she ordered killed.
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Shark-eating whales? Scientists identify four new whale species
Teeth of a fossilized whale called 'Willy' are severely worn down, suggesting that this previously unknown species of whale may have eaten large animals like sharks.
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35 pyramids found in Sudan necropolis
35 pyramids found: Archaeologists have found at least 35 pyramids, thought to be about 2,000 years old, at a gravesite in Sudan.
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Remembering Mary Leakey, the 'grande dame of archeology' (+video)
Mary Leakey, the famed archaeologist and paleoanthropologist, was born 100 years ago today.
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Richard III had a twang? Secrets of reconstructing a voice
Richard III, whose bones were identified Monday, may have had the lilt of Britain's West Midlands, say historians.
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Richard III discovery spurs excitement, skepticism (+video)
Richard III's remains have been identified 'beyond reasonable doubt,' say researchers, but others are skeptical of the type of DNA match the team used to confirm his identity.
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Richard III's remains identified, but was he really Shakespeare's villain? (+video)
Though Richard's final resting place has been subject of long debate among historians, scientists announced today the skeleton found in the English city of Leicester is that of the 15th-century king.
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Lessons from the Maya prophecy – whether the world 'ends' or not (+video)
Instead of focusing on Maya predictions of the ‘end of the world,’ some are shifting attention to problems today that may have contributed to the Maya collapse – like environmental damage.
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Cheese: Not as newfangled as we thought
Researchers have linked ancient milk residue (thousands of years-old) to early forms of cheese-making. The scientists say this research provides new insights into the human diet and food production technologies.
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Et tu Fluffy? Rome weighs evicting cat shelter.
Tucked into a corner of the Largo Argentina temple square in Rome, the cat sanctuary provides food and sterilization to hundreds of homeless cats. But critics say it besmirches the ruins.
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Editor's Blog The Cuba crisis and the illusion of control
Fifty years ago this week, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Looking back, two superpowers had boxed themselves into confrontation. Looking ahead, leaders must avoid that trap again with Iran and other critical issues.
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Iranian president needs a history lesson, Israeli president says (+video)
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who on Monday said that the Israeli people had 'no roots' in their territory, was scolded by his Israeli counterpart, Shimon Peres, who called the Iranian president's speech 'embarrassing.'
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Ancient, sarcophagus-like tombs discovered in Philippines jungle
The tombs could be at least 1,000 years old based on carbon-dating tests done on a human tooth found in one of the limestone graves.
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Humongous Roman mosaic found under farmer's field in Turkey (+video)
So far, the researchers have revealed about 40 percent of the mosaic. The floor is in 'pristine' condition, and would have fronted an open-air marble swimming pool flanked by porticos.
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Agatha Christie: 10 quotes on her birthday
10 quotes from Agatha Christie, the best-selling crime novelist of all time.
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