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Researchers exploring a mile-deep area of a Mexican cavern called Cueva De Villa Luiz (Cave of the Lighted House), in Tabasco state, discovered strange viscous colonies of single-cell…Ephron
(Encyclopedia) EphronEphronēˈfrŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Owner of the cave of Machpelah. 2 City, E of the Jordan, captured by Judas Maccabeus. 3 Mount, near Kiryat-jearim.Adullam
(Encyclopedia) AdullamAdullamədŭlˈəm [key], in the Bible, border town of Judah, SW of Jerusalem. David hid in the Cave of Adullam when he fled from Saul. From here three of his men went to get him…Dambulla
(Encyclopedia) DambullaDambulladämb&oobreve;lˈə [key], town, central Sri Lanka. A place of Buddhist pilgrimage, it has a well-preserved cave temple complex at Dambulla Rock that dates to the 1st…Jewel Cave National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Jewel Cave National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Timpanogos Cave National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Timpanogos Cave National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Russell Cave National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Russell Cave National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Mansfield, city and district, England
(Encyclopedia) Mansfield, city (71,325) and district, Nottinghamshire, central England, on the western border of Sherwood Forest. The city lies in a coal district, with manufactures of hosiery, shoes…Kalávrita
(Encyclopedia) KalávritaKalávritakəläˈvrĭtə [key], ancient Cynaetha, town, central Greece, It is chiefly a summer resort. At the nearby monastery of Hagia Laura (founded 961) the Greeks first rallied…Karli
(Encyclopedia) KarliKarlikärˈlē [key], village, Maharashtra state, W India. Nearby are Buddhist caves that may have been excavated as early as the 2d cent. b.c. The most famous of them measures 124…Trending
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