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... ancient life . " ) Metamorphosed igneous Archean - eon rocks are found on all the continents . arched harp , musical instrument in which the neck extends from and forms a bow- shaped curve with the body . One of the prin- cipal forms of ...
... ancient life . " ) Metamorphosed igneous Archean - eon rocks are found on all the continents . arched harp , musical instrument in which the neck extends from and forms a bow- shaped curve with the body . One of the prin- cipal forms of ...
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... ( ancient Assyrian city ) : see Ashur . Assurbanipal ( Assyrian king ) : see Ashurban- ipal . Assus , Greek ASSOS , Byzantine MACHRA- MION , ancient Greek city of the Troad , lo- cated on the coast of what is now northwest- ern Turkey ...
... ( ancient Assyrian city ) : see Ashur . Assurbanipal ( Assyrian king ) : see Ashurban- ipal . Assus , Greek ASSOS , Byzantine MACHRA- MION , ancient Greek city of the Troad , lo- cated on the coast of what is now northwest- ern Turkey ...
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... ancient , long - dried - up streams . At the capital of Aswan and at Wadi Halfa , at the Su- danese frontier , the Nile flows through granite formations that , having eroded more slowly , have produced rapids and islands in the river ...
... ancient , long - dried - up streams . At the capital of Aswan and at Wadi Halfa , at the Su- danese frontier , the Nile flows through granite formations that , having eroded more slowly , have produced rapids and islands in the river ...
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