Archaeology · Heritage · Science
Like other sensational news, the Mexican apparition of aliens from Peru was fairly quickly exposed by scientists. Even without seeing the remains at close quarters, anthropologists from various countries point to the spurious character of the finds presented. Most probably, the objects billed as alien skeletons and mummies of humanoids
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Books · Monarchies · Mores · Paris · People
Napoleon knew perfectly well how to set his priorities. Urgent tasks he took up at once; papers that were important but not pressing he laid in a pile to be dealt with later; and documents he did not consider important he threw on the floor. Whereas Louis XVIII had a
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Architecture · Moscow · Society
The bridge has already been moored close to the place where it is to be installed. The span is 54 metres long and weighs 235 tonnes. The structure took 4 months to assemble in Lytkarino, Moscow Region. It will be put in place on 14 September. It will be raised
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Art · Observations · Society Pages
Two exhibitions by Rostan Tavasiev have opened at once at Sistema Gallery, both on a cosmic theme: "Asteroids and Comets" and "Planetary Nebulae". They are united in the artist's project entitled "A Catalogue of Works of Art in Outer Space". The very
Architecture · Mores · Rome
Piazza Navona, one of the central squares of Rome, was turned into a lake for the hottest months of the year from the seventeenth century onwards. For two hundred years the Roman authorities used Piazza Navona to cool the city, flooding it in July and August. This greatly hindered traffic