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Newly Discovered Walls Buffered Sphinx from Egypt's Sand

11-03-2010 • LiveScience

A routine excavation has uncovered ancient walls surrounding the Great Sphinx of Giza. The walls were likely built to protect the Sphinx from blowing sand, said Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Secretary-General Zahi Hawass, who is overseeing t

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6-Foot Waves Hit New York in Ancient Asteroid Splashdown

11-02-2010 • arclein

Now researchers have evidence suggesting that an asteroid roughly 200 yards (183 meters) wide crashed off the coast of New Jersey and sent tsunamis surging toward what is now New York City some 2,300 years ago. [Video – Recreating an Ancient

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6-Foot Waves Hit New York in Ancient Asteroid Splashdown

11-02-2010 • arclein

Now researchers have evidence suggesting that an asteroid roughly 200 yards (183 meters) wide crashed off the coast of New Jersey and sent tsunamis surging toward what is now New York City some 2,300 years ago. [Video – Recreating an Ancient