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Thursday, October 15
October 15, 2009

 A second man-made lake lined with limestone blocks was unearthed at the Temple of Mut in Tanis, according to an announcement made by Egypt’s Culture Ministry. Frank Ruhli, a Swiss anatomist and paleopathologist, has mummified a human leg using an ancient Egyptian recipe and high-tech tools to monitor the process. “It is a very important […]

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Wednesday, October 14
October 14, 2009

 Israel National News reports that ancient footprints, left by the artisans who constructed the Lod mosaic 1,700 years ago, have been uncovered. Some of the prints were made by shoes, others by bare feet. “It’s exciting. This is the first time I have ever encountered personal evidence such as this under a mosaic,” said Jacques […]

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