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> > U of C archeologist finds telling evidence of early city life
Studying the Sumerian city state of Uruk, Oriental Institute archaeologist McGuire Gibson, AM'64, PhD'68, uncovers artifacts that suggest new ways to define "civilization." [ MORE ]

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Great balls of fire!
Fireballs piercing the atmosphere of a neutron star, shock waves racing across its surface at supersonic speeds, and sheets of lava splashing to heights of nine miles. [ MORE ]

 

 

 

 


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