With future and ancient civilizations taken care of, lets head back out into space.

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On its streets you wander through yesterday and tomorrow, from ancient history to accelerating future, sometimes in the same shimmering minute, and there is nowhere, absolutely nowhere, quite like it in our world or in our time.

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Mohamed talked about the past and the future of his ancient people with an unhurried air.

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Rosana Tositrakul, founder of Traditional Medicine for Self-Reliance, a Bangkok-based non-governmental organization, sees a clear future in developing ancient remedies for modern times.

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But, for those of a nervous disposition, the tying of an ancient greenhouse warming to an ancient mass extinction might suggest lessons for the future.

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Many doctors, both Western and traditional, feel that "integrated" medicine - a blend of the modern and the ancient - could be the therapy of the future.

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The loss of Cambodia's artists spurred efforts to find survivors who could instruct future generations about the country's ancient arts, some of the instruments of which can be seen carved on the temples of Angkor Wat, which are up to 1, 200 years old, in Siem Reap.

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Put simply, the Egyptian people want a future that befits the heirs to a great and ancient civilization.

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The ancient hominid had many features reminiscent of her early ape ancestry, but she also carried hints of her future descendents.

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