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Researchers may have finally found a way to recreate ancient Roman concrete, which is stronger and can heal itself.

While excavating the 19/3 site in Iraq’s Al-Fayadiya district, a team led by archaeologist Quhtan Abbas Hassan Aboud has ...

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Today, we are smothered in a fake storyline, a fake origin myth for economics. Margaret Thatcher typifies this attitude. You ...

Spartan men were known for their long, flowing hair, which became linked to the ancient Greek warriors in antiquity.

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