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Rock lobster: Philip Colbert's pop art alter-ego takes over Pompeii
Thirty giant lobster sculptures have arrived in Pompeii as British pop artist Philip Colbert unveils his largest-ever installation. Blending mythology and contemporary culture, the exhibition transforms one of the world's most iconic ancient sites into a dialogue between past and present.
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Mysterious DNA: two unknown ancestors found in human genome
The human family tree is gaining new branches. Researchers have found in modern humans' DNA signs of two previously unknown ancestors – extinct human forms with no fossils or decoded DNA, yet they have left traces in our genome.
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Culture news
Church reshapes Spain's history: did Moors and Christians ever live in peace?
The Cerro de la Virgen site in Calasparra, in south-eastern Spain, shows that a Christian community kept up its liturgical life until the 9th century. Archaeologists say the find points to a more harmonious coexistence between Christians and Muslims than once assumed.
Iran
Zendaya's ancient Iranian earrings stir debate over looted artefacts
Experts said the Iranian 3,000-year-old gold disc medallions Zendaya wore at a promo event for Christopher Nolan's Odyssey were "likely looted". Separately, a Zoroastrian symbol worn by IShowSpeed at the World Cup final has sparked further conversation about Persian cultural identity.
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Lake Constance: Wooden shipwreck surprises underwater archaeologists
In an interview with Euronews, Prof Tobias Pflederer of the Bavarian Society for Underwater Archaeology (BGfU) discusses the discovery of wooden parts of a shipwreck in Lake Constance and what makes the find so special.
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Cave lost for millennia resurfaces with untouched secrets
A prehistoric cave found near Foreidis in northern Israel is offering a rare glimpse into a little-known phase of human evolution. Sealed for hundreds of thousands of years, the site preserves tools, animal remains and evidence of prolonged occupation.
Nature
New species of prehistoric bear dog found in Catalonia
An international team has identified a new amphicyonid species, named Paludocyon moyasolai, from a skull found 30 years ago at Els Casots near Barcelona. The discovery, reported in the Journal of Mammalian Evolution, expands knowledge of these Miocene carnivores.