The huge number of finely carved columns, capitals, and other architectural elements were part of the cargo of a merchant ship sailing from the Aegean or Black Sea region that sank almost 2,000 years ago, scattering its contents on the seafloor.
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AN EGYPTIAN TEMPLE REBORN
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THE SHELL SEEKERS
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UNEARTHING ANELUSIVE EMPIRE
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Ahead of Their Time
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ORIGINS OF PERUVIAN RELIGION
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ISLAND OF FREEDOM
Many of the enslaved Africans sent to Brazil beginning in 1549 were from what is now Angola, where one of the most widely spoken languages was Kimbundu.
NAZCA GHOST GLYPHS
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COLONIAL COMPANIONS
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BAD MOON RISING
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