Hoard of 2000YearOld Coins Found in Egypt

Archaeologists unearthed 383 bronze coins dating back to King Ptolemy III who ruled Egypt in the 3rd century B.C. and was an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra, Egypt's antiquities authority announced Wednesday.

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http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/ancient-egypt-coins.html

Origin of Small Dogs Pinned Down

The ancestor of all those Chihuahuas, spaniels and tiny terriers likely came from the Middle East, a new study finds.

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http://www.livescience.com/animals/small-dog-origin-100301.html