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Archaeology Jan 19, 2010

Egypt announces find of ancient cat goddess temple

(AP) -- Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old temple that may have been dedicated to the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said Tuesday.

Archaeology Dec 17, 2009

Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city

(AP) -- Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged for centuries in the harbor of Alexandria.

Archaeology Apr 15, 2009

Egypt to search 3 sites for Cleopatra's tomb

(AP) -- Archaeologists will begin excavating sites in Egypt next week in an attempt to solve a mystery that has stymied historians for hundreds of years: Where is the final resting place of doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark ...

Plants & Animals Apr 13, 2009

Diet secrets of 'the Royals' -- Elephant tail hair isotopes show cattle out-munch pachyderms

Two weeks after the rains begin, an elephant family named "the Royals" usually switches to a grass diet to bulk up for pregnancy and birth. But when they wandered off their African reserve one rainy season, cattle grazed ...

Jun 22, 2005

Japanese get a chance to chat up Cleopatra with DVD-powered mannequin

TOKYO, June 22 (AFP) - Fantasies about chatting up legendary figures have come closer to reality in Japan where researchers have developed a mannequin with a built-in projector that can resemble a face of one's choice.

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