An ancient Middle Eastern civilization that developed an early alphabet spread its culture far and wide—but not its DNA, finds a 23 April Nature study of hundreds of ancient human genomes.

This slab once formed part of the seafloor in the southeastern Pacific and could help explain a strange gap in the lowermost sections of the mantle — the middle layer of Earth's crust that wraps ...

The structure is believed to have been a guard tower, a grave marker or even possibly an ancient monument. “It is an enthralling historical mystery,” the directors said in the release.

In one corner of the structure, there was a hole through ... Another contender for the oldest mikvah outside the Middle East ...

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also brutalized historic sites scattered across a land central to many ancient Middle Eastern civilizations. The historic souks, caravansaries and mosques of Aleppo are largely in ruins.

The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending approximately 2,100 feet deep beneath the pyramids. View of the ancient crypt ...

An ancient Middle Eastern civilization that developed an early alphabet spread its culture far and wide — but not its DNA, finds a 23 April Nature study 1 of hundreds of ancient human genomes.