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| Medieval Houses of God, or Ancient Fortresses |
Investigations in Ethiopia are revealing that Africa's most important historical Christian site is much older than previously thought. |
| Martin Luther's Kitchen |
Archaeologists recently excavated the remains of Martin Luther's cellar kitchen. |
| Putting a New Face on Thrace |
The recent find of a magnificent 2,300-year-old solid-gold mask is helping to liberate the Thracians from a "barbarian" reputation. |
| Cairo Tomb Find |
Construction workers in a Cairo slum recently uncovered a 26th Dynasty tomb. |
| Viking Surprises |
Danish researchers at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde have spent four years replicating a 90-foot-long ocean-going warship. |
| Harrogate's Hidden Treasure |
An Egyptian vase dismissed as a fake and relegated to storage for 30 years is actually an important Predynastic artifact. |
| Roman Rest Stop |
A third-century Roman rest stop was discovered during construction of a bus station in Germany. |
| Early Walkers |
A new study of a fossil thigh bone shows that walking upright may have already been old hat six million years ago. |
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