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MoD replaces war hero's stolen medals

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has replaced five stolen medals owned by a Second World War veteran.

First evidence of human reliance on the sea

Experts claim to have found the earliest evidence of humans living by the sea in South Africa.

Archaeologists 'raise Blackbeard's cannon

The cannon of a wreck thought to have been Blackbeard's ship Queen Anne's Revenge has been salvaged.

Acropolis statues lifted into new home

Experts are moving 2,500-year-old sculptures from the Acropolis to a museum at the bottom of the ancient citadel.

Medieval church moved 50 miles

A Medieval church in Wales has been moved stone by stone to a museum.

Oldest wall painting unearthed in Syria

An 11,000-year-old painting has been found in a Neolithic village in Syria by French archaeologists.

UK university in row over Iraqi treasures

UCL is at the centre of a growing row about a series of ancient bowls suspected of being looted from Iraq.

Government commits to free museum entry

The government has pledged that museums and galleries in England will remain free to 2011 at least.

Expert claims Mallory beat Hillary to Everest summit

A climbing expert has suggested that George Mallory and not Sir Edmund Hillary conquered Everest first.

New book to restore reputation of Knights Templar

The Vatican is publishing information that exonerates the Templar Knights from charges of heresy.

 

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