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Physicists solve puzzle about ancient galaxy found by Webb telescope

Science Daily 16 Apr 2024
Physicists solve a puzzle linked to JWST-ER1g, a massive ancient galaxy that formed when the universe was just a quarter of its current age ... .
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Lake Mead Ancient Rocks Toppled by Vandals

New York Times 16 Apr 2024
After a video was widely shared online of two men pushing over a rock formation at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada, the authorities are asking for the public’s help to identify them ... .
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Video shows men damaging ancient rocks in national park

NBC News 16 Apr 2024
Two men were seen on video damaging rock formations Nevada's Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding the two men. NBC News' Liz Kreutz reports ... .
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Paris 2024 Games flame to be lit in ancient Olympia

The Newport Plain Talk 16 Apr 2024
The sacred flame for the Paris 2024 Olympics is to be lit Tuesday in ancient Olympia, birthplace of the ancient Games, for an epic torch relay stretching from the Acropolis to the South Pacific ....
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Property And Debt In Ancient Rome

Scoop 16 Apr 2024
The Roman concept of property is essentially creditor-oriented. As Rome’s power grew, practices quickly became predatory ... .
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Sarcophagi Or Stelai: Delving Into Funerary Rituals In Ancient Levant

MENA FN 16 Apr 2024
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN - A sarcophagus (plural–sarcophagi– or–sarcophaguses–) is a coffin commonly carved in stone and displayed above ground.During the ancient times, rich individuals were ... .
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The Milky Way’s Role in Ancient Egyptian Mythology

Universe Today 16 Apr 2024
The movement of the sky played a vital role in ancient Egypt including the development of the 365 day year and the 24 hour day ... Back in the days of ancient Egypt, light pollution really wasn’t a thing.
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Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal held at Ancient Olympia

People Daily 16 Apr 2024
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The dress rehearsal of the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame, which will burn for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was held on Monday at Ancient Olympia in western Greece, the birthplace of the Games.
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Tennis: Tsitsipas Prioritizes Doubles with Brother Over Mixed Doubles with Sakkari at Olympics

Greek City Times 16 Apr 2024
Stefanos Tsitsipas has stated that he will not play mixed doubles with Maria Sakkari at the upcoming Olympic Games if he qualifies for doubles with his brother, Petros ....
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Alice Springs locals say there's more to the town than crime as Parrtjima festival begins

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Apr 2024
The town has made news for crime and violence in recent times, but there is cause for celebration as Alice Springs hosts its "beautiful culture" at the annual Parrtjima festival ... .
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We are TOO Stupid to Vote

Armstrong Economics 16 Apr 2024
Aristotle believed that after Pericles died in 429 BCE, the demos continually appointed charismatic demagogues who damaged Athenian democracy. The three main Greek philosophers were against Democracy because the people were too stupid and uneducated.
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Paris 2024 Olympic flame to be lit in Greece's ancient Olympia

France24 15 Apr 2024
Nearly 100 days before the 2024 Paris Games open, the Olympic flame will be lit in ancient Olympia Tuesday for a torch relay stretching from the Acropolis to French Polynesia ... .
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Archaeologists discover lost 1800-year-old head of ancient Greek god Apollo

The Jerusalem Post 15 Apr 2024
The head was believed to have been repurposed during the medieval period as a fountain. .
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Studying Ancient Shifts, Modifications, Developments Of Levantine Cities

MENA FN 15 Apr 2024
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN - The ancient city of Gadara (modern Umm Qais) was developed during the Hellenistic and Roman eras and was part of the Decapolis. The settlement remained inhabited ... .
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