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The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
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 ...
Ancient DNA Unlocks 11,000 Years of Sheep and Human History
Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...
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Touring Jaffa and Tel Aviv with a Son from Arizona
The commanding Clock Tower, which is a stone’s throw from the light rail stop, was built in in 1900 in “Palestine” by the ...
What Christopher Hitchens Understood About the Parthenon
The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.
Volunteer stumbles upon 3,000-year-old bread crumb in UK museum. See ‘surprising’ find
Museum officials said the bread is “believed to be up to 3,000 years old.” It’s unclear who collected the sample, when they ...
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The Breathtaking Hermitage Museum, Filled With Treasures Like the Kolyvan Vase and the Peacock Clock, First Opened to the Public on This Day in 1852
Russia’s palatial institution is now the second largest in the world, with an impressive collection of three million objects ...
Nubian kings ruled Egypt for less than 100 years. Their influence lasted centuries.
Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...
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The Alabama museum grappling with the 'Gulf of America'
The world's only museum dedicated to the history and culture ... who founded Mobile and New Orleans in the early 1700s. The British gained control of the eastern edge of the region in the 1760s ...
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Closed museum's contents safe, minister tells Senedd
Collections at a major Welsh museum that closed suddenly on Sunday are safe, Wales' minister for culture has said. Jack Sargeant says he has been reassured by officials responsible for National ...
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An Egyptian Temple Reborn
By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...
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First Immersive Digital Exhibits At The British Museum
The Roman Britain Galleries invite visitors to explore a rich narrative about daily life on the fringes of the Roman Empire.
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British Royal Family News
HELLO! brings you the latest news, photos and exclusives from the British Royal Family as they happen. The British royals are well-known for their charity work and public support of numerous ...