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Cat discovers a 2000 year old Roman tomb

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annis
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Cat discovers a 2000 year old Roman tomb

Post by annis » Fri October 19th, 2012, 7:01 am

This story is bound to stir up a few puns about catacombs :) A curious cat in Rome turns archaeologist and discovers an ancient tomb in the city of Rome.

Story here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oc ... n-catacomb

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Madeleine
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Post by Madeleine » Fri October 19th, 2012, 11:08 am

I wonder why those guys were chasing the cat though, bit of an odd thing to do at night, especially if it wasn't their cat!
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

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