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The Bard’s First Stage Uncovered

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Archaeologists dig up precursor to The Globe.

Work on a new London playhouse has led to the discovery of the long-lost first stage of William Shakespeare. The wooden foundations of aptly named The Theatre, the location of which was lost for 400 years, were found five feet under the surface after construction began.

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