Category: CULTURE
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Ancient Greeks may have built China’s famous Terracotta Army – 1,500 years before Marco Polo
The startling claim is based on two key pieces of evidence: European DNA discovered at sites in China’s Xinjiang province from the time of the First Emperor in the Third Century BC and the sudden appearance of life-sized statues. Before this time, depictions of humans in China are thought to have been figurines of up…
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Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries: remembering late directors, honouring young talents
With the participation of international celebrities and public figures, the festival launched its competitions for long films as well as individual short films and documentaries. The festival screens around a hundred films from foreign countries, including Spain, France, Russia, the US, and Greece, as well as Arab countries like Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Algeria, and Yemen.…
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Ancient Skeleton Uncovered at the Antikythera Shipwreck
The remains, found just three weeks ago, were discovered by researchers from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Working at a depth of 165 feet (50 meters), the archaeologists found the partial human skeleton buried under two feet (0.5 meters) of sand and busted bits of ancient…