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The rare pre-Inca mummy was masked and entombed with a child sacrifice. Found near high-rises in Lima, the tomb is one of the few known unlooted Wari burials.

August 27, 2008
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An "exquisitely carved" statue of Roman leader Marcus Aurelius, with lion-skin boots and a feathery beard, has been discovered in an artifact-rich site in Turkey.

August 27, 2008
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Building projects in London have unearthed over 17,000 skeletons, some dating to the Middle Ages. Some of the oddest are now on display.

August 26, 2008
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Galactic "tentacles" stay put, balloons take flight, tropical storm Fay fights on, and more in our selection of the week's best news photos.

August 21, 2008
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Forty thousand costumed revelers took to the streets in Tokushima, Japan, where some dancers emulate "drunken fools" in remembrance of a sake-infused 15th-century celebration.

August 21, 2008
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The world's oldest intact mummy wore the hides of herd beasts, not wild animals, says a new study that suggests the Iceman lived in a pastoral-agricultural society.

August 21, 2008
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Corruption is rife throughout water industries worldwide, forcing the poor to pay more for basic drinking water and sanitation services, a new report says.

August 21, 2008
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The 19th-century Cairo palace that houses Egypt's upper house of parliament was heavily damaged, and at least 13 people were hurt.

August 20, 2008
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Amazonian Indians have blocked roads and oil and gas projects in Peru to protest a new law that makes it easier for the government to sell their lands.

August 19, 2008
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Bodies with greater symmetry are more appealing to the opposite sex, according to a new study that suggests symmetry is a sign of biological fitness.

August 18, 2008
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Ruins of a pagan temple from the second century A.D. have been unearthed in the heart of a former Jewish capital, archaeologists say.

August 15, 2008
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A ghost festival conjures spirits, monsoons blast India, an Olympian shatters records, and more.

August 14, 2008
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In Africa boys as young as 12 and 13 risk mercury poisoning in mines to help provide for their families.

August 14, 2008
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With food prices and interest in organic produce growing, some Londoners are growing their own—as their grandparents did in World War II.

August 14, 2008
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Gene therapies developed to treat muscle-wasting diseases, such as muscular dystrophy, could be used in sports as performance enhancers, experts warn.

August 14, 2008

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