It all started off as a joke, a French researcher told AFP. But what the team found was a piece of history -- a long-lost page from a legendary manuscript by ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes ...
Report long enough on palaeological and archaeological breakthroughs, and you start to notice some trends. Such as, the amazing frequency with which priceless relics are found collecting dust in a ...
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