Plus, the ‘boom’ that led to the Nobel Prizes
|  | Monday, October 3, 2022 | | | | |
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Harry Potter fans know that underground London holds secrets, such as gold-filled vaults guarded by goblins and dragons.
Fiction doesn’t compare with the long-hidden finds emerging from real London’s dark basements—including the unearthed remnants of a royal pleasure palace and a vast cache of gold and jewelry (above) dating to 1666. Oh, did we mention the recently discovered jousting court where Henry VIII almost died?
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In plain sight: Ruins of the Bishop of Winchester’s palace, founded in the 13th century, remain amid busy London. The site’s excavator, Derek Seeley, said the palace once had a tennis court, bowling alley, brewery, butchery, and six-acre garden down the centuries. Read more. | | | |
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 | | BRIDGEMAN/ACI | | | Maidens and more: Women in Ancient Greece were rarely in the spotlight, but that doesn’t mean that their lives were dull. As researchers peel back the curtain, they’re discovering a fuller picture: days full of domestic responsibilities, art, and ceremonies (like the funeral preparation, pictured above)—and which women enjoyed the most power, Nat Geo History magazine reports. | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY JODI COBB, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION | | | The new South: A May 1978 Nat Geo feature on a changing Nashville included this image of a doctor examining a blood specimen with his students at Meharry Medical College. The image has been recently featured in our Photo of the Day archival collection. The story came amid development in Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, Atlanta and other centers in the South. The New South, one that might be able to develop by transcending the prejudices that held it back, was a theme during the administration of President Jimmy Carter, a native Georgian. | | | |
 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY GAVIN HELLIER, ROBERT HARDING/GETTY IMAGES | | | Master masons: Even the most solid stone crumbles—eventually. From Stonehenge to grand cathedrals (like Salisbury Cathedral, above, home to the U.K.’s tallest spire), stonemasons keep these iconic sites standing. Although the craft is fading, new students are picking up chisels, Nat Geo reports. | | | |
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