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Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague
Ancient ruins of Jerash, Jordan -- scene of a devastating pandemic in the 7th century. Gatsi/Getty Images hide caption
In the middle of the 7th century, a plague swept through the walled city of Jerash, in what is now modern-day Jordan.
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Scientists discover oldest form of writing in mysterious Stone Age...
The ancient cave peoples weren't as illiterate as portrayed in popular media. Archaeologists have discovered Paleolithic glyphs in a German cave that could potentially push back the history of written communication by over 30,000 years, per a rock-solid study in the journal Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences.
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Scientists Are Racing to Unearth the Secrets of an Ancient Underwater World
Time is of the essence, as many of the regions scientists hope to probe are also prime real estate for growing wind farm installations that are needed to combat rising sea levels in this era.
#AncientCivilizations #ClimateChange #MarineArchaeology
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Scientists Are Racing to Unearth the Secrets of an Ancient Underwater World
Time is of the essence, as many of the regions scientists hope to probe are also prime real estate for growing wind farm installations that are needed to combat rising sea levels in this era.
