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ancient artifacts What is the function of these mysterious ancient Roman dodecahedrons? Mark Frauenfelder
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archaeology Review: Uncovering the layers of history and politics in Andrew Lawler's "Under Jerusalem" Gareth Branwyn
art Gentleman mad at girlfriend breaks into Dallas Museum of Art and destroys ancient art worth $5 million Carla Sinclair
Japan Early Japanese ninja weapons discovered including stone precursor to the throwing star David Pescovitz
movies On Raiders of the Lost Ark's 40th anniversary, archaeologists dispel the movie's myths about their field David Pescovitz
archaeology Tourist returns artifacts she swiped at Pompeii in hopes of lifting "curse" David Pescovitz