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Friday, June 18
June 18, 2010

Radiocarbon dating of seeds, baskets, textiles, and plant stems and fruit held in museums in the United States and Europe have established dates for the ruling dynasties of ancient Egypt, according to Christopher Ramsey of Oxford University. “I think scholars and scientists will be glad to hear that our small team of researchers has independently […]

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Thursday, June 17
June 17, 2010

Seven Angkor-era sculptures intercepted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were returned to Cambodia on the hospital ship USNS Mercy. The U.S. and Cambodia signed an agreement to protect Cambodia’s cultural heritage in 2003. A federal magistrate has recommended that the rights to a historic shipwreck in Lake Erie be considered to be owned by […]

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