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Titan Cave
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Titan was discovered on the 1st of January 1999 and is the biggest natural shaft in the UK, standing at 141.5m (464ft). The choke through which it was found is a major feature of Peak Cavern's Far Sump Extension and has been known about since 1981 when Far Sump was first passed. Various divers investiga...
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Ecbatana hill
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Last year, archaeologists started their excavations in the historic Ecbatana (Hegmataneh) hill in Iran's Hamedan province, looking for evidence of Median civilization which is believed to have populated this area sometime between 728 BC and 550 BC. Instead, excavations in the lower layers of t...
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Derveni papyrus
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Europe's most ancient manuscript is more legible now than at any time since it was burned and buried more than 2,300 years ago, thanks to the work of two Brigham Young University researchers. In April, Roger T. Macfarlane and Gene A. Ware visited Greece for two weeks of intense efforts to recover hidd...
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Magnetospirillum magneticum
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Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory and Purdue University have shed light on one of microbiology's most fascinating mysteries-why some bacteria are naturally magnetic. Their description of how being magnetic "helps" the bacteria is reported in the August 2006 issue of the Biophysical...
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The Loess Plateau
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The Loess Plateau has been proved to have been a lake and the current peak an islet some 60 million years ago. Archaeologists and geologists were able to confirm this after testing ancient fossils found at the site.
Long, long ago, the region of Guyuan in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Re...
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Wollemi stone axe
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A team of archaeologists and bushwalkers on an expedition in Wollemi National Park — just 100km from Sydney — have discovered an almost-complete hafted stone axe, hidden on a ledge at the back of a rock shelter.
It is thought to be the first time such an item has been found in place anywhere in the Sydn...
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Eaglesham Moor
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Work is set to begin on constructing what will become the largest onshore wind farm in Europe.
The £300m Whitelee project will see 140 turbines built on the Eaglesham Moor, south of Glasgow.
It is claimed that they will generate 322 megawatts of electricity - enough to power 200,000 homes.
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Bury Mount, Towcester
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Work by archaeologists to uncover the secrets of Bury Mount in Towcester is due to start on 16 October after the site was cleared of trees and bushes during the summer.
Northamptonshire Archaeology have been contracted by South Northamptonshire Council to investigate the Moat Lane site for si...
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T-90S battle tanks
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India is now gearing up to produce as many as 1,000 more T-90S main-battle tanks, in addition to the 310 such tanks already imported from Russia, to add "more teeth" to its armoured might.
The Army gameplan is to have 21 regiments of T-90S 'Bhishma' tanks and 40 regiments of upgraded T-72 M1 'Ajeya' t...
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Ancient Gold Coin
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It has been thought that the first gold coins were minted by the Lydian king Croesus in about 560 BC, and the first silver coins minted by king Pheidon of Argos in about 700 BC.
However, an exciting archaeological find could mark a "new page in history".
According to Vladimir Ploskikh th...
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Longhua Pagoda
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Ancient tower reopens to public
An ancient pagoda in Shanghai will open to the public for the first time since 1949 to mark its 1,759th birthday during the coming tourism
festival, Youth Daily said today.
Longhua Pagoda, in the city's south Xuhui District, was built in AD 247 during...
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Cat Tien bronze axe
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Archaeologists have excavated a bronze axe at Cat Tien archaeological site in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, Vietnam.
Scientists are studying whether the bronze axe, the first ever found in Cat Tien, was a production tool or an item used in ancient rituals.
A number of bronze cas...
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Ellington Stone
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What's certain is that something's written in the stone. What's less certain is whether the markings have any historical significance.
Now, University of Illinois scientists have agreed to examine the limestone slab some believe proves French explorer Robert Cavelier de LaSalle was the fi...
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Vietnamese lithophone
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A Vietnamese farmer has discovered a 10,000-year-old musical instrument called the dan da (lithophone) in the central province of Binh Thuan (Vietnam). The instrument, comprising eight stone slabs, was unearthed in late July by Nguyen Van Thanh who lives in Ham My District of Ham Thuan Nam Commun...
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The Domesday Book
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The Domesday Book has been digitised by the UK National Archives, and is now available online.
The Domesday Book is one of our earliest surviving public records, and the foundation document of The National Archives.
The census and inventory was ordered by William the Conquerer in 1085, 19...
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