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Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...

By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be ...

Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...

On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...

The world has so many extraordinary buildings that would blow your mind but there's one in China that would leave you speechless. Dating back all the way to 1406, this place is one of the most ...

A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle Paleolithic eras. Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that ...

These grand palaces have served, and continue to serve, as homes for members of the Pahang royal family. Istana Abu Bakar is the official palace of the Sultan of Pahang, located in the royal town ...

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Christian seminaries have had a difficult time in the last several decades, as participation in institutional religion in the U.S. has plummeted. They've had to make adjustments in various ways, ...