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How did a Viking longship end up in ‘The Odyssey’?

The eras of The Odyssey and the Vikings occurred about 2,000 years apart — so how did a Viking longship secure a starring role in this year’s blockbuster film? The answer lies in director Christopher Nolan’s...

The Draken Harald Harfagre (the ship used in the movie the Odyssey) is docked outside Oslo Opera in the Norwegian capital. — AFP

Proof humans reshaped the world? Chickens

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Sweet success: Jordan’s beekeepers busy as honey demand soars

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Dutch to return colonial treasures to Indonesia, S.Lanka

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Violins in the sun: Stradivari’s home workshop reopens in Italy

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India’s warriors sever past, fret over future

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Iraq’s prized modern art plagued by forgery

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Türkiye seeks severed head of ancient statue from Danish museum

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Meet the French luthier making music out of mushrooms

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Moroccan women shake up world of Gnaoua music

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Spanish archaeologists plan rescue of 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck

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Stonehenge-like 4,000-year-old sanctuary discovered in Netherlands

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Gravity-defying: revamping an Inca rope suspension bridge

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Scientists discover super-sized skink once roamed Australia

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German museum returns centuries-old ritual masks to Colombia

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Remains of new species of duck-billed dinosaur found in Chile

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