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Excavations of an ancient Byzantine shipwreck off the coast of Fournoi near Samos, Greece are bringing new finds onto the ...

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Researchers from the University of Ferrara in Italy have found that even during the time of the mighty Roman ... to 85–100%. It was only during the Copper Age (3,500–2,000 BC) that skin ...

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