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| Acropolis Museum is Back on Track |
Greece's highest civil court has thrown out a lawsuit that had threatened to permanently halt construction of Athens' new Acropolis Museum, the disputed future home of the hotly contested Parthenon Marbles. |
| Full-Frontal Pharaoh and More |
It's been another busy field season in Egypt, and as archaeologists start packing up their trowels, here are some fascinating discoveries you may not have heard about. |
| Man's Best Friends |
A Neolithic cat burial was discovered on the island of Cyprus and a small dog bone was found in a Welsh crannog. |
| Profoundly Important Panel |
A stone panel that is "profoundly historically important," according to the archaeologist who unearthed it, was found during the excavation of a royal ball court in Cancuen, Guatemala. |
| Ancient Bengali Broadway |
The discovery of the oldest road ever found in Bangladesh may reveal important information about trade and industry in the region. |
| Playing with Fire |
Hominids were controlling fire much earlier than previously thought, according to recent analysis of burnt flint and wood from a major prehistoric site in northern Israel. |
| Confederates in The Citadel |
The remains of more than 200 Charleston sailors, orphans, widows, and Confederate soldiers will be moved from beneath the bleachers of The Citadel's sports stadium this summer. |
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