World’s oldest rune stone has more pieces that contain mysterious messages, researchers say
Archaeologists are piecing together the world’s oldest known rune stone. It could shed light on the origins of early written ...
This is what a surgical clinic looked like in ancient Rome
Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...
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Imperial Russia scholar: The danger of Ukraine myths
As the Trump administration reimagines the United States' posture in the three-year-old Russia-Ukraine war, the scholarship ...
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Adventures in the genetic time machine
Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?
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Some Lakes Have Existed for Millions of Years. Can They Survive Us?
We often talk about water and how important it is to make sure it is clean and unpolluted. But lakes usually fall through the ...
Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including Roman ruins
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...
Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...
Restoring the past: After years of war, experts work to preserve Syria's war-damaged heritage sites
Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain ...
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Greece and Turkey – a Millennium of Warfare — and the Fading West
Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the ...
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Olha Mukha: ‘For a long time, the West refused to acknowledge Russia’s colonial and imperial character'
The Ukrainian philosopher discusses the war in Ukraine, the issue of Russian imperialism (or colonialism) in Western ...
Landmark studies track source of Indo-European languages spoken by 40% of world
A pair of landmark studies, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, has finally identified the originators of the ...
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This massive circular structure is made entirely of mammoth bones and skulls. DNA now offers clues about how Ice Age hunters built it
The Kostenki 11 site, located near the Don River, just 300 kilometers from Moscow, is one of the most significant Upper ...