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Brittany’s Long Barrows May Hide Human-Shaped Stones

Electrical surveys at a Neolithic cemetery in Brittany have found strong signs of buried stone clusters inside two huge barrows. Only excavation can show whether the mounds conceal rare human-shaped monuments.

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  2. What Is the Cosmic Microwave Background? The Universe’s Ancient Afterglow Explained

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