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The protege of the outgoing Delaware senator is expected to have a glide path to the nomination.

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Archaeologists recently uncovered Christian prayer beads dating from the eighth to ninth century on an ancient island in the United Kingdom known as "Holy Island," and say the discovery will give an insight into how people in medieval Britain lived and expressed their faith.

Archaeologists said that the beads offered a glimpse into how people expressed their beliefs through objects in the ancient past.

The first ever example of prayer beads from medieval Britain has been discovered on the island of Lindisfarne, one of Britain's most historic ancient sites, to the excitement of archaeologists. Dating from the 8th to 9th century AD, they were...

The digs at Lindisfarne have yielded the first grave goods found on the island, and they are oldest prayer beads ever found in England.

Archaeologists recently uncovered Christian prayer beads dating from the eighth to ninth century on an ancient island in the United Kingdom known as "Holy Island," and say the discovery will give an insight into how people in medieval Britain lived and expressed their faith.

Archaeologists recently uncovered Christian prayer beads dating from the eighth to ninth century on an ancient island in the United Kingdom known as "Holy Island," and say the discovery will give an insight into how people in medieval Britain lived and expressed their faith.

The beads, which were found on the island of Lindisfarne, date from the 8th to 9th century AD and are made from salmon vertebrae

The first large-scale raid on Britain was said to usher in the Viking Age. Why did this attack matter so much – and what happened next?