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Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

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The Phoenician culture emerged in the Bronze Age city-states of the Levant, developing prominent innovations such as the ...

Using tree-ring data from ancient oaks, the team reconstructed rainfall levels in southern Britain during the years preceding ...

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The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

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And what’s more, the people of ancient Troy knew it too. A new archaeological study has found physical and chemical evidence ...

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessing prayer.