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Ancient Babylonian Tablet May Show Early Trigonometry, But Some Experts Are Dubious

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A reinterpretation of an ancient Babylonian tablet shows that trigonometry might be 1,000 years older than thought. But there's some disagreement.

Mudlarkers Pull Historical Artifacts Out of Riverbank Muck

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Does searching through the mud of a riverbank for treasures of old sound like a fun way to spend a day? If so, you may just be a true mudlarker at heart.

What Makes Bog Bodies Different From Desert Mummies?

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What makes peat bogs so perfect at preserving human remains? We look at what's behind these waterlogged areas of decaying plant matter.

How Bioarchaeology Works

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Archaeologists dig up and study the material remains of human civilizations. Bioarchaeologists do the same thing, except they focus on the remains of, well, us. What's the big deal about old bones and teeth?

The Elephant Man Image Gallery

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These pictures of the 'Elephant Man' are of one of the most shockingly disfigured person in history. See pictures of the 'Elephant Man' to learn more.

11 Inventions That Changed the World as We Know It

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Inventing a useful product or process is serious business - turn a great idea into a marketable widget, and you could earn millions of dollars. But that doesn't mean your widget has to be straitlaced and conservative.

10 of the Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in the World

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It's hard to nail down the oldest city in the world. Some say it's Damascus, Syria, while others suggest it's Jericho, in the West Bank. So which is older?

7 Secret Caves We'd Love to See Inside

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There are caves all over the world, but some are in places that are hard to explore - hidden by rocks, ruins or even under ice. We've found seven secret caves you probably never knew existed.

Sticks, Stones and Knucklebones: The History of Dice

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Whether bone or stone, plastic or fuzz, dice have been rolled by people looking for a little luck in civilizations throughout recorded history.

Pantheon vs. Parthenon: What's the Difference?

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It's easy to confuse the Parthenon and the Pantheon. The names are so similar, and they're both ancient ruins. But despite those similarities, the two structures are very different.

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