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For several months, archaeologists carried fragments of the shipwreck to the surface. (Jose Antonio Moya)
Divers Recover Ancient Shipwreck That Sank 2,600 Years Ago Off the Coast of Spain
Piece by piece, experts carefully transported the Phoenician vessel to dry land, where it will be studied and preserved
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The terra-cotta warriors were constructed in the third century B.C.E. (Zossolino via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0)

Archaeologists Discover Rare Clay Commander Among Thousands of Life-Size Terra-Cotta Soldiers in China

The 2,000-year-old military general figurine is the tenth of its kind to be excavated from the emperor Qin Shi Huang's tomb, which may hold up to 8,000 clay statues
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