Roman beauty secrets revealed in 1,800-year-old tin of make-up
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this was the foundation that fashionable women in Roman London would put on their faces before an evening or day out. Scientists
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Scientists have pieced together how a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator was built, revealing an astounding level of craftsmanship for its time.
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an ancient Roman beauty cream made of refined animal fat and tin-oxide -- have recreated the formula. They found that contains
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Modern imaging techniques have revealed some new information about the earliest biblical passage ever found in ancient artifacts.
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Hoard buried for over 1,000 years goes on display at the British Museum.
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Fossilized orchid pollen on the back of  a bee preserved in amber has offered the first evidence that  these delicate flowers existed around the time of the  dinosaurs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Researchers have found a unique compound, similar to that of a modern tree resin, in amber.
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Archaeologists describe an ancient civilisation that was flourishing in Peru over 5,000 years ago.
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Opening a show on body decoration through the ages at Paris's Musee Dapper is a series of giant black and white photographs of modern-day body art -- implants under the skin, scarring, tattoos and piercings.
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A Bulgarian archaeologist has unearthed a 2,400-year-old golden mask in the tomb of an ancient Thracian king - a find he says is unrivalled in the study of classical antiquity.
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Spectacular archaeological find on Peru's coast yields secrets of the 1,000-year-old 'Lords of Sican'.
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A chemist who worked on testing of the Shroud of Turin says new analysis of the fiber indicates the cloth that some say was the burial linen of Jesus could be up to 3,000 years old.
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An ambitious international project to decipher 1,000-year-old moldy pages is yielding new clues about ancient Greece as seen through the eyes of Hyperides, an important fourth-century Athenian orator and politician.
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A detailed survey of ancient cave carvings at a site first discovered last year in Nottinghamshire, England, reveals the etchings may be some of most elaborate Ice Age art ever found.
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In its golden age, Hollywood excelled at manufacturing stars, large and small. This book explains how the machine worked.
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The face of an Egyptian artisan named Harwa has been seen for the first time in 3000 years using CT scans, X-rays and 3D modelling technology.
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A show within the show: puffed hair, masked faces and even a light sculpture.