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PARIS (AFP) – French archaeologists have discovered the oldest place of worship dedicated to the dugong, or sea cow, is on an island north of Dubai, two research centers, said Thursday.
The shrine, probably back 3500-3200 BC, was discovered on the island of Ahab, the United Arab Emirates, 50 km (30 miles) north of Dubai time.
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Paleontologists have extracted from the ink with an octopus preserved in a fossil excavated in Trowbridge, Wiltshire discovered.

“The sample is now at the Library of the British Geological Survey”
The fossil, estimated that 150 million years ago, was found when a stone was cracked open, revealing an inch long pocket series of black ink.
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