Anglo Saxon

National Geographic Anglo-Saxon Exhibition: Rare Artifacts Go On Display Oct. 29

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The largest and most valuable collection of Anglo-Saxon artifacts ever recovered is headed to National Geographic Museum this month in a...

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51 Headless Vikings Discovered In England

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say. ...

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Mistletoe: Why All The Kissing Under A Parasitic Plant?

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kenneth C. Davis

Like other evergreens, mistletoe --a parasitic plant that attaches to other trees-- remained green in winter, even as the trees in which it hung were "dead."

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Arab Countries Aim to Improve Journalism Education With UNESCO's "Model Curricula"

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

Arab countries are making strides in trying to improve journalism curricula, but still face strictures, obstacles and challenges to press freedom as w...

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Anglo-Saxon Treasures, Largest Hoard Ever, Found By Amateur In UK

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — It's an unprecedented find that could revolutionize ideas about medieval England's Germanic rulers: An amateur treasure-hunter searchin...

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Friday Talking Points [58] -- [Expletive Deleted] Blagojevich

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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The history of profanity in American political discourse is an untold story out there just waiting for someone to research and write about -- although...

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