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ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian temple, dedicated to the sun god Ra. The temple is thought ...

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Archaeologists uncovered a rare smiling Medusa in the ancient Hellenistic city of Amastris, revealing a gentle twist on the ...

The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

The complete history of stadium design across the world and how modern venues still take shape based on ancient principles ...

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Some popular brands of Italian pasta could soon cost significantly more — or disappear from store shelves — if President ...

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...

It took decades for archaeologists to realize this 3,500-year-old tablet depicts an ancient city at scale. But how did its creators pull that off? Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania ...

A park is to be built near China's largest and most extensively excavated Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century–771 BC) site, ...