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• Alexandria Divers Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Royal Pleasure Boat | Ancient Origins

  35-meter ancient Egyptian pleasure boat discovered off Alexandria matches Strabo’s description of luxury vessels used for royal parties and Isis festivals.

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• Fallen Noblewoman Found With Significant Upside-Down Crown | Ancient Origins

  Archaeologists in Greece unearth a 2,700-year-old tomb containing a noblewoman with an inverted bronze crown, revealing political upheaval in ancient Greece's Archaic period and the fall of aristocratic power.

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• 2,000-Year-Old Roman Bridge Revealed: Swiss Excavation Uncovers Engineering Marvel | Ancient Origins

  Archaeological excavations in a Swiss town have revealed a 2,000-year-old Roman wooden bridge with 300+ oak piles, dating from 40 BC to 369 AD, showcasing Roman engineering.

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• Who Said Ancient People Had it Tough? Luxury Homes and Underfloor Heating Were a Part of Life in the Roman Province of Britannia | Ancient Origins

  Archaeologists have uncovered a fantastic Roman mosaic and evidence of good living over 1,500 years ago in Leicester

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• Hidden Biblical Calendar Reveals The Concise Date Of The Star Of Bethlehem | Ancient Origins

  Jesus was probably born 6 years before and two months after his celebrated birthday on 25th December 00, according to a calendar disguised as censuses by clever ancient scribes.

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