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A lavish tomb of a noblewoman discovered in ancient Greece includes a mysterious symbol of lost power.

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The epics of Homer, written during Greece's Archaic Period, gave form and substance to the gods of mythology, shaping Greek ...

When most people picture ancient dogs, they imagine something wolf-like—sleek, long-snouted, and built for the hunt. But a major new archaeological study reveals a very different story. Thousands of ...

A flipped Roman glass cup revealed symbols once thought decorative but now understood as ancient makers’ marks. In the quiet atmosphere of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith noticed an unexpected ...

For now, it seems that the many turtles in It: Welcome to Derry are more than just some background details. They connect the ...

In a celebration of one of Egypt’s oldest and most defining cultural symbols, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir inaugurated on ...

Discover the most discreet Christmas traditions that royal women still practice in private. Ancient customs, unique rituals ...

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