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The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World

What do you know about the seven wonders of the world?

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The Seven Wonders of the World is a famous list of extraordinary constructions all over the world. They have captivated our imagination for millennia and represent the pinnacle of ancient architectura...

The face of a 300,000-Year-Old Human Ancestor Reconstructed. Credit: Cicero Moraes

The face of a 300,000-Year-Old Human Ancestor Reconstructed

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Scientists have reconstructed the face of an early human ancestor using bones found at Jebel Irhoud in Morocco.

Timber enclosure with central inverted oak stump known as Sea henge, found in Norfolk.

Podcast Episode 97 l Seahenge

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Discovered in 1998, Seahenge is a 4000 year old structure, estimated to have been built around 2049 BC.

Derawar Fort is the best surviving example of the forts which used to guard desert caravan routes.

Podcast Episode 96 l Cholistan Desert its forts

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Podcast Episode 96 is Cholistan Desert its forts, ancient civilisations and its people. Derawar fort in particular is very beautiful.

Derawar Fort is the best surviving example of the forts which used to guard desert caravan routes.

The Cholistan Desert And Ancient Civilisations

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The Cholistan Desert And its Ancient Civilizations are part of the Pakistani landscape. Ancient civilisations have thrived there, and forts such as the Derawar fort have been built there for centuries...

Hon. Assistant Section Officer Noor Inayat Khan (code name Madeleine), George Cross, MiD, Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de Vermeil. Noor Inayat Khan served as a wireless operator with F Section, Special Operations Executive. Black and white image, with Noor smiling, facing the camera, in her unifrom.

Noor Inayat Khan – A British Spy – Fantastic Women Series

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The first female wireless operator to be sent from the UK into occupied France to help the French Resistance during World War II.

Thin line from each giraffe mouth - Bradshaw Foundation

Podcast Episode 92 l The Story of the Dabbous Giraffes

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Deep in the heart of the Sahara Desert, amidst the scorching sands and towering dunes, lies a remarkable archaeological treasure - the Dabous Giraffes. They can be found on a sandstone outcrop in the ...

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Ancient Giants Etched in Stone: The Dabous Giraffes of Niger

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Meet these Ancient Giants Etched in Stone known as The Dabous Giraffes of Niger, discovered in 1987, from a time when Africa was a savannah.

Planesphere Tablet from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, Nenveh. British Museum

Podcast Episode 91 l Did this clay tablet describe an ancient asteroid impact?

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Podcast Episode 91 is on an ancient asteroid. Does a clay tablet describe an ancient asteroid impact? Two scientists certainly thought that it described an asteroid hitting earth