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Why on earth had they filed their gnashers? Many male Viking burials on the Swedish isle of Gotland contain filed teeth.

Diana Darke, introducing her recent book Islamesque, guided her audience from the earliest origin of the zigzag (the Egyptian hieroglyphic for water) reappearing through time — in the eighth ...

The earliest recorded use dates back to 2000BC, when ancient Egyptians "employed it in foodstuffs, hieroglyphic paints and mummification ointments". The gum's "distinct qualities and water ...

The cordless vacuum cleaner comes with a range of heads and nozzles, including a mop head that truly scrubs your floors.

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The 9,186-foot-long ice core was drilled out from the Little Dome C, which is one of the harshest locations on the planet.

The Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs Exhibition opened in Tokyo last week following the success of its US and European ...