“You’re going back to the time of the emergence of the first cities in Mesopotamia. It’s thousands of years before the Roman Empire"
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Egypt announced numerous archaeological findings recently in efforts to revive its tourism industry
Inside the workshops, researchers found a collection of pots, tools and "bronze and copper Roman coins"
Limestone sarcophagus found 'in the exact state the ancient Egyptians had left it 4,300 years ago'
The scene is thousands of years old, yet still familiar
The heads may have been severed in a brutal act of war or by priests to honor the dead
"I reached down and grabbed the cane toad and couldn't believe how big and heavy it was"
Older runes have been found on other items, but not on stone
The trove of fossils suggest dinosaurs' egg-laying habits may have been similar to those of modern birds
The stash was found in December and two of the hanukkiahs were lighted Dec. 22 during Hannukah organized by the city's Jewish community