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A stone tablet discovered 100 years ago in Babylon may confirm the existence of the Tower of Babel.
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Symbols found at Gobekli Tepe seem to confirm that a comet struck the Earth in the year 10,950 B.C.
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The space firm achieved a major milestone last night by relaunching a previously used rocket booster.
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A new radar technique has made it possible to locate a derelict spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
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A space station could be placed in cis-lunar orbit to act as a stepping-stone towards a trip to Mars.
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Archaeologists have discovered an ancient table-like stone structure inscribed with mysterious artwork.
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An ancient civilization is believed to have built standing stones in the rainforest over 1,000 years ago.
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The marble that encased the stone slab has been removed for the first time in almost five centuries.
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Miners were ecstatic when they came across the stone which is thought to be worth around $170 million.
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Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a huge circle of timber posts just two miles from Stonehenge.
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The origins of a granite marker on an island in Massachusetts have remained a mystery for years.
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The breakthrough could offer up a new way to help curb the level of global carbon dioxide emissions.
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A real-life version of Fred Flintstone's vehicle was slapped with a parking ticket in Key West this week.
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Remarkable prehistoric structures made from stalagmites have been discovered inside a cave in France.
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The huge sphere, which measures around 5ft across, is thought to be evidence of an ancient civilization.
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A 17th-century alchemy manuscript written by Sir Isaac Newton has been found in a private collection.
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Raw meat is notoriously difficult to chew, so how did our prehistoric ancestors manage to do it ?
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An 11,000-year-old pendant unearthed in Yorkshire has been inscribed with a series of lines and symbols.
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A new study has indicated that the famous Neolithic monument was not always situated in Wiltshire.
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Evidence of a 9,000-year-old Stone Age ritual site has been found on the Swedish island of Bla Jungfrun.