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The Bronze Age in ancient Greece was a pivotal era that laid the foundation for the rich tapestry of Hellenic civilization.

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Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

To study this history, population geneticist Harald Ringbauer at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

An often overlooked pyramid in Mexico was filled with pools of a rare element in its underground chambers, leading to new ...

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Lidar technology is revealing that the Mayan civilization was more complex and interconnected than previously thought.

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

ZIAD ALISSA, a Syrian doctor who lives in France and recently visited Palmyra, one of the many tourists to come to one of Syria’s most stunning heritage sites and ponder how it may fit into the ...