The enigmatic Indus Valley civilization left behind a script that ... It will be sold at auction on January 25 Sonja Anderson The ancient artwork was uncovered during excavations at Pompeii ...

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A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle.

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Set in the Sicilian countryside, Villa Romana del Casale is one of the best-preserved ancient villas in Europe. A spectacular masterpiece with countless mosaics, it reveals the sumptuous life of the ...

A sprawling 15th-century Zapotec city, long hidden beneath dense jungle in southern Mexico, has been uncovered using cutting-edge LiDAR technology. This groundbreaking discovery, led by archaeologist ...

In ancient Greek philosophy, few ideas offer practical wisdom as elegantly as Epicurus' "Tetrapharmakos." You may be wondering what exactly this "Tetrapharmakos" is—and that’s a valid question. The ...

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