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Stanford Scientists Reveal Oldest Map of the Night Sky, Previously Lost to Time

SLAC researchers used X-ray beams and the particle accelerator to recover the work of an ancient astronomer, who made the earliest known attempt to log the stars.
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The Greek City That Was the Ceramic Center of the Ancient World

Unique ceramic figures along with a 2,500-year-old special type of water-basin have been discovered in the Ancient Greek city ...
Greek Reporter

Anacharsis: The Skythian Who Embraced Greek Philosophy but Criticized Greek Society

Anacharsis, the Greek philosopher from Scythia, was known for his wisdom, simple lifestyle and critiques of Greek customs and ...

SLAC scientists use X-rays to search for the world’s oldest star map

Using powerful X-rays, researchers at SLAC are trying to recover erased traces of a 2,000-year-old star catalog that could ...