Remains at Notre Dame Identified as 16th-Century Poet
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Remains at Notre Dame Identified as 16th-Century Poet
PARIS, FRANCE—According to a Live Science report, human remains found in a sealed lead coffin beneath the nave of Notre Dame Cathedral have been identified as the French Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay, who died in 1560 at the age of 37, by scientists led by Éric Crubézy of the University of Toulouse III and the French National
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Neolithic Society Discovered in Morocco
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Neolithic Society Discovered in Morocco
RABAT, MOROCCO—Cosmos Magazine reports that a 5,000-year-old agricultural complex has been identified along the Baht River in Morocco. The site, known as Oued Beht, was discovered during building projects in the 1930s, but it has only recently been investigated by an international team of archaeologists, who found remains of domesticated
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More Than 300 Geoglyphs Discovered in Peru
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More Than 300 Geoglyphs Discovered in Peru
LIMA, PERU—The Guardian reports that more than 300 geoglyphs have been discovered near Peru’s Nazca Lines with artificial intelligence (AI) and low-flying drones over a period of just six months. “The use of AI in research has allowed us to map the distribution of geoglyphs more quickly and accurately,” said archaeologist Masato Sakai of
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West Asia Watch
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West Asia Watch
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