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Wednesday, December 15
December 15, 2010

Storm damage at Israel’s coastal site of Ashkelon revealed a mosaic floor at what is thought to have been a Roman-era bath house, in addition to a 1,700-year-old statue.  The storm caused widespread damage.  A mummified head that has made the rounds of private collections has been identified as that of France’s King Henri IV, who […]

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Tuesday, December 14
December 14, 2010

A metal artifact that may have been a war shield has reportedly been found at what is believed to be an Inca citadel in northern Peru. Rangers at the Cordillera de Colan Reserved Zone in Amazonas made the discovery while on patrol. Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the mass graves of Japanese soldiers recently unearthed […]

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