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What's missing at the new Grand Egyptian Museum?

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What's missing at the new Grand Egyptian Museum?

What's missing at the new Grand Egyptian Museum?

The Louvre has a wild history of being robbed in broad daylight

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The Louvre has a wild history of being robbed in broad daylight

The Louvre has a wild history of being robbed in broad daylight

The sirens in ancient mythology weren’t the seductresses of today

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The sirens in ancient mythology weren’t the seductresses of today

The sirens in ancient mythology weren’t the seductresses of today

What this shipwreck teaches about the horrors of slavery

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What this shipwreck teaches about the horrors of slavery

What this shipwreck teaches about the horrors of slavery

There’s a 10,000-person wait list to scavenge London’s Thames

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There’s a 10,000-person wait list to scavenge London’s Thames

There’s a 10,000-person wait list to scavenge London’s Thames

Did Mount Vesuvius’ ash cloud really transform a brain into glass?

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Did Mount Vesuvius’ ash cloud really transform a brain into glass?

Did Mount Vesuvius’ ash cloud really transform a brain into glass?

This is what a surgical clinic looked like in ancient Rome

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This is what a surgical clinic looked like in ancient Rome

This is what a surgical clinic looked like in ancient Rome

This monstrous mama laid the world’s largest egg

This monstrous mama laid the world’s largest egg

This monstrous mama laid the world’s largest egg

Rare treasures could provide clues about ancient China

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Rare treasures could provide clues about ancient China

Rare treasures could provide clues about ancient China

This ancient Silk Road town was almost lost to time

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This ancient Silk Road town was almost lost to time

This ancient Silk Road town was almost lost to time

7 archaeological discoveries that stunned us in 2024

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7 archaeological discoveries that stunned us in 2024

7 archaeological discoveries that stunned us in 2024

These ‘witch bottles‘ were once thought to heal the cursed

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These ‘witch bottles‘ were once thought to heal the cursed

These ‘witch bottles‘ were once thought to heal the cursed

What these ancient weapons tell us about Europe’s oldest battle

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What these ancient weapons tell us about Europe’s oldest battle

What these ancient weapons tell us about Europe’s oldest battle

This rare burial site reveals secrets about the Sahara's lush past

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This rare burial site reveals secrets about the Sahara's lush past

This rare burial site reveals secrets about the Sahara's lush past

Meet the ancient goddess of the Seine River: Sequana

History & Culture

Meet the ancient goddess of the Seine River: Sequana

Meet the ancient goddess of the Seine River: Sequana

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