[24/01/2017]For centuries it has been speculated where the manor of the royal bailiff of Birka, Herigar, might have been located. New geophysical results provide evidence of its location at Korshamn, outside the town rampart of the Viking Age proto-town Birka in Swed

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[17/01/2017]Buildings with basements were rare during that period, denoting an upscale style and indicating the ruins were actually the residential palace of the state ruler.

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[13/01/2017]The statue is about the size of an adult's palm, and its face is well-preserved. These figurines were used in sacrificial rituals.

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[13/01/2017]The new species, with white eyebrows, is found mainly at Gaoligong Mountain in Yunnan, and is morphologically and genetically distinct from other species, according to a research paper published on the website of the American Journal of Primatology.

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[11/01/2017]The findings, reported in the journal Nature Communications, will help us understand more about the continuing 'arms race' between viruses and their hosts.

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[04/01/2017]A two-metre high ancient encroachment wall has been discovered below a visitors' pathway in the northern part of the West Aswan cemetery at Qubbet el-Hawa.

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