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Treasures of the Ancient World Carved Into Rock

For almost 2600 years from 1280 BCE to the 12 and 13th century CE, rock-cut architecture was all the rage from the Far East and Orient, to Africa and the Middle East. It is the practice of creating buildings by carving solid rock, preferably from the top down. Unlike caves and other natural rock crevices, rock-cut architecture is all man-made. Follow us while we take a tour of the most spectacular tombs and cave dwellings carved into rocks around the world...

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The Artistic Nests of the Weaver Birds

There is no such thing as equality amongst the two to three hundred known species of Ploceidae, or weaver birds. For the males of each colony must compete each year in a test of skill and creativity which has made them famous: the weaving of the most elaborate nests of any known bird. Artistic ability is in abundance amongst these labourers come casanovas.

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Ethiopia Experiences World’s Largest Lava Flow

Metre-wide cracks in the ground suddenly split open, as red-hot rock and ash are thrown violently into the air. It’s like a vision of how the Earth behaved in prehistoric times. Except these events have happened within the last three years in Ethiopia’s Afar region. And a matter of days ago there was more extreme volcanic activity there, with reports of the the largest recorded lava flow in history.

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