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The ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List following nearly seven decades of continuous excavation. The designation recognizes the site's layered history from the Bronze Age through Ottoman rule and the sustained archaeological work that has revealed its significance.
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Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, prompting the interim leader to declare a state of emergency. The quakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, hit just 39 seconds apart.
Researchers have extracted the full surviving text from a carbonised papyrus scroll using high-resolution scans and artificial intelligence. The scroll comes from the library at Herculaneum, buried by the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected large, complex carbon molecules on rocks in Jezero Crater that show patterns resembling ancient microbial activity on Earth.
Fossil fruits show flowering plants thrived with dinosaurs
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