Auctioneer exposed by BBC admits illegally selling rare ancient coins
Richard Beale has pleaded guilty over the sales of the $4m Eid Mar and parts of the "Gaza Hoard".
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15 Things You Might Not Know About the Great Sphinx of Giza
The ancient Egyptian monument, thought to depict the likeness of the pharaoh Khafre, confounds scholars to this day.
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The Lost Library of Herculaneum: Unravelling the Scrolls That Mount Vesuvius Almost Destroyed
Historians were struck by the tantalizing possibility that this library might contain missing works of some of history’s greatest writers—works thought to have been lost forever.
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The Iceman Baldeth: New Genome Analysis Shows Ötzi Had Surprising Ancestry—and Male-Pattern Baldness
Ötzi the Iceman may have gone bald in middle age—but hey, at least he had tattoos.
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Walmart Leads Retailers Shining Spotlight on Key Market Signal
From Walmart Inc. to Home Depot Inc., the biggest US retailers are about to grab the earnings spotlight,
1970-01-01 08:00
13 Cool Facts About Ötzi the Iceman
Nicknamed Ötzi the Iceman, the mummified man was around 40–50 years old when he died in the Copper Age. Here are 13 surprising facts about him.
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First English slave fort in Africa uncovered on Ghana's coast
Archaeologists in Ghana say they have found the 17th Century remains of the long-lost Fort Kormantine.
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Kitchen shrine serpents and other fascinating new Pompeii discoveries
New discoveries in the buried ancient city shed fresh light on Roman life before Vesuvius erupted.
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Ocado launches first robotic warehouse in Asia with Aeon
LONDON British online supermarket and technology group Ocado said on Monday its first robotic warehouse in Asia, built
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Plan to slice New York pizza oven emissions by 75% causes backlash
The mayor weighed in over pushback on plans to reduce emissions from wood and coal-fired pizza ovens.
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Pompeii archaeologists discover 'pizza' painting
Experts say the flatbread depicted in the 2,000 year-old fresco may be a precursor to the Italian dish.
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Maya civilisation: Archaeologists find ancient city in jungle
The remains of the city were found in an ecological reserve in a mostly unexplored area of jungle.
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