Egypt discovers ancient port used by temple builders
Egypt says archaeologists have found a 3,000-year-old port where stones were transported to be used in the building of temples and obelisks.
Archaeology
Mar 26, 2019
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New insights into the role of Coptic monasteries in the economy of late antique Egypt
Greater insight into the economy of late antique Egypt (fifth to eighth centuries AD) has been revealed by an EU project which examined the evidence of Coptic monastic sources from the Nile valley.
Archaeology
Sep 25, 2018
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Israel unveils 1,800-year-old sarcophagus
Israel has unveiled an 1,800-year-old sarcophagus that workers found at a building site and initially tried to conceal.
Archaeology
Sep 3, 2015
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Hot weather in Greek capital shuts down Acropolis
Greece's most famous archaeological site, the Acropolis in Athens, has shut down to visitors for four hours because of hot weather in the capital.
Environment
Jul 4, 2019
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Mountain gorillas now the only great ape with clear signs of increasing population despite continued pressure on habitat
A census of mountain gorillas released today has confirmed an increase in the population of the species.
Ecology
Nov 14, 2012
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Egypt opens exhibition of repatriated antiquities
Egypt has opened an exhibition of the latest batch of antiquities that have been returned to the country after they were spirited out illegally.
Archaeology
Jan 14, 2016
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France accepts Google role in book scanning
France agreed Tuesday to work with Google to digitally scan French library books but insisted it would not surrender legal control of its cultural heritage to the US Internet giant.
Internet
Jan 12, 2010
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