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Roman skulls unearthed in London
We've all heard of skulls and crossbones but what about skulls and Crossrails? While digging for the new Crossrail rail link, near London's Liverpool street, workers were surprised to find they had...
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Shaking up evolutionary models
The discovery of a skull that is almost 2 million years old in Georgia is changing what we think of our ancient ancestors. Becky Anderson talks to professor of Evolutionary Anatomy Fred Spoor about the...
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Rare Roman eagle found under London
Artifacts from the original Londinium buried under our streets turn up all the time but rarely does something as exciting as an ancient Roman statue get unearthed intact. Becky Anderson looks at what...
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Film shows JFK's death from unseen angles
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22nd 1963. Read: JFK assassination a collective memory for American...
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Scotland's rocky relationship with England
An independent Scotland would retain Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, keep the pound sterling currency, and remain within the European Union, according to a policy document presented by Scotland's...
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Football's founding father
Many of the graves are completely hidden by undergrowth, ivy snaking its way around the crumbling headstones. An abandoned cemetery in south west London is an unlikely location for a gathering of...
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John Ridley on depicting slavery in film
One of the year's most talked-about films revisits a dark chapter in American history. '12 Years a Slave' tells the story of Solomon Northup – a man born free, but sold into slavery in 19th century...
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Expert: First spouses walk a narrow line
After the French first couple called it quits, former first lady Valerie Trierweiler headed off to India on a long-planned charity trip. While the role of first lady is well established in the United...
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'12 Years' a game changer for diversity
As '12 Years a Slave' took top honors at the BAFTA Awards, all eyes were on the film's black cast – and especially director Steve McQueen. If he wins the Best Director prize at next month's Academy...
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Crimea's place in Russian history
The possibility of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula re-joining Russia is – in many ways – a return to the past. Russia's Soviet Empire once spanned all the way from the Kuril Islands – North of Japan – to...
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