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Ancient mummy yeast used to bake sourdough bread

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Researchers in Italy have successfully baked sourdough bread using ancient yeast strains recovered from a 5,300-year-old mummy known as Otzi the Iceman. Scientists at Eurac...

Egypt recovers smuggled artifacts from US

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Ancient objects have been returned due to Cairo’s continued efforts to repatriate cultural heritage, the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. Cairo has reclaimed...

Ancient Roman swords unearthed in Judean desert cave stun archaeologists

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A team of researchers from Ariel University and the Israel Antiquities Authority has uncovered a remarkable cache of Roman-era weapons in a remote cave...

Rare rainfall revives long-lost Ice Age lake on Death Valley floor

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A prehistoric lake that disappeared from California’s Death Valley thousands of years ago has briefly returned, following an extraordinary run of rainfall that has...

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