The question "Who owns the past"" was barely even uttered before the 20th century when the dominant countries of the era where able to claim now priceless artefacts as they roamed through countries as...
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Singapore (dpa) - A fortune in donations has been buried at the
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple site in Singapore including 1,700 kilograms
of jewellery from 15,000 Buddhist devot...
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LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Italian scientists have cracked
open the genetic make-up of Pinot Noir, responsible for the
great red wines of Burgundy, in a breakthrough that may lead to
hardier vines...
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The spot where a pair of outhouses stood 130 years ago is proving to be a treasure trove for archaeologists who braved the lingering smell in the dirt to uncover some 19th Century artifacts _ and a...
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The mayor of Baqouba and 1,500 police officers in Diyala province have been fired in a bid to end the raging violence in that region northeast of Baghdad, the provincial police chief said Sunday.Gh...
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Sydney (dpa) - Australia's giant prehistoric animals were killed
off by the clubs and spears of Aborigines rather than by climate
change, researchers claimed Thursday.
...
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A spot where a pair of outhouses stood 130 years ago is proving to be a treasure trove for archaeologists who braved the lingering smell in the dirt to uncover some 19th century artifacts _ and a m...
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GIBRALTAR, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A Spanish warship intercepted
a U.S. treasure-hunting vessel that it suspects took gold and
silver worth an estimated $500 million from a sunken Spanish
galleon, the ...
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JAKARTA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Foreign nations share the blame
for the destruction of Indonesian forests and should pitch in
to help restore them, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on
Friday. Indonesia,...
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. Still, one suspects that peas ‘n’ muslin isn't ever likely to rival no...
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Who Owns the Past>
Treasure trove of donations buried at Buddhist temple site
