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Extra, Extra! News Headlines: Russian Submarines in the Crimea, Iranian Leader Rouhani Condemns ISIS, Moon-God Monument Found in Israel

1. Russia Deploys Stealth Submarines to the Crimea 2. Counter-Terrorism Police Raids in Major Australian Cities 3. France Arrests Group Responsible for Recruiting Females for the Islamic State 4. Iranian Female Kurds Join Fight Against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 5. Iranian Leader Rouhani Condemns ISIS and the US-Led Coalition 6. Philippine Muslim […]

Hanging Gardens of Nineveh? Why Babylon May Not Be Site of Wonder of the Ancient World

Archaeologists have struggled for years to locate the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the oft-described wonder of the ancient world that housed a tropical garden in the middle of the ancient desert metropolis of Babylon. Now, recent discoveries have shed light on why it is so difficult to find a landmark so prominent in ancient texts […]

Archaeologists Have Unearthed the Tomb of an Ancient Egyptian Princess South of Cairo

Egyptian antiquities minister Mohamed Ibrahim announced the discovery of the antechamber to Shert Nebti’s tomb. The discovery will likely lead to the uncovering of more tombs dating from the fifth pharaonic dynasty in Abu Sir and Saqqara. [Australian Broadcasting Corporation News]

Humans were sailing the Mediterranean 130,000 years ago.

Apparently early humans were much more advanced than previously thought. Archaeologists have discovered that humans were sailing the Mediterranean Sea 100,000 years earlier than previously believed. The island of Crete is the home of these early artifacts and archaeologists were able to identify the age of the objects by matching them with the island’s unique […]