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Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years old.

An empty tomb, yet a groundbreaking find – archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the tomb of Thutmose II, a ruler ...

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It later became clear that the suspects did not just sneak into Lebanese territory, but also removed the barbed wire fence marking the border to transfer the entire grave site of Rabbi Ashi to ...

An explorer of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky who died 100 years ago is credited with the creation of the national park.

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Sensational gospel singer Empress Gifty was overwhelmed with emotions when she visited the burial site of her late mother ... poured Holy Water and sprayed a bottle of powder on the grave of the late ...