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X-Rays Reveal Hidden Clues: Is This the Only Portrait of Shakespeare from Life?
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X-ray scans of the Wadlow Shakespeare portrait reveal details beneath several areas of overpaint.
Facial Recognition Finds 91% Match to Shakespeare
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Facial recognition software suggests the portrait may depict William Shakespeare.
What This Bronze Figure Reveals About Ancient China
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A towering 3-meter bronze figure offers rare clues to a lost civilization uncovered in Sanxingdui.
Inside the Ancient Capital of the Shu Kingdom
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Dating back 3,000 years, the site raises key questions about the city’s sudden disappearance.
The Accidental Discovery That Revealed a Lost Civilization
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In 1986, workers found jade under a field, revealing ritual pits of a mysterious civilization.
Rebuilding a 2,000-Year-Old Bronze Dragon with 3D Technology
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Using 3D scanning and modeling, archaeologists have spent decades reconstructing the "Divine Tree."
Archaeologists Discover Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried at Camden Battlefield
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A metal detector survey reveals long-lost soldiers at Camden Battlefield.
How Black Colonial Marines Changed the War of 1812
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Formerly enslaved Americans formed Britain's Colonial Marines unit and marched on Washington, D.C.
Inside the Deadly Musket Warfare of the American Revolution
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A musket ball reveals the deadly reality of Revolutionary War combat.
Fighting Erosion With Living Oyster Reefs
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Tangier Island's lawns are turning into marshes. Can oyster reefs help?
The Genius Engineering Behind Lady Liberty
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Eiffel's design helped the Statue of Liberty survive for generations.
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