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Genizah fragment

The Greek Bible of the Byzantine Jews

01 Sep 2009

Researchers at the Faculty of Divinity are using ancient manuscript fragments to re-evaluate a forgotten episode of biblical history.

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Iron AgeD

Revolutionising the understanding of the early social fabric of Cambridge

09 Jan 2009

A new book published by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) suggests that population density in the later prehistoric / Roman Cambridge area may...

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Portus

Portus Project: bringing to life Trajan’s legacy

01 Jan 2009

Excavation and geophysical survey are uncovering the secrets of an exceptionally diverse Imperial Roman landscape.

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Sun on Cross

Healing rifts in a broad Church

05 Dec 2008

A new guide which shows Christian leaders how to work through their differences without becoming embroiled in long-term disputes has been released...

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Roman marbles

Re-interpreting Greece and Rome at The Fitzwilliam Museum

01 Sep 2008

Recent funding will enable collaboration between classicists and museum curators, and shape a major re-display of Greek and Roman art and archaeology...

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King's College from The Backs

Six University scholars elected to British Academy

18 Jul 2008

Six Cambridge academics have been made Fellows of the British Academy in the latest round of elections to the prestigious organisation for scholars...

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Anything on the hearth tonight, love?

13 Apr 2007

A new study suggests the TV dinner is the evolutionary next step in the history of dining.

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Tour Hassan, Rabat, Morocco

The palatial language of power

01 Apr 2007

By sifting through medieval Arabic chronicles from Islamic Spain and Morocco, a picture emerges of how the evocative, but frequently abandoned...

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