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Valuable ancient artefacts provide a direct connection to human history by revealing details such as the old ways of life and ...

The significance of Basoda lies in its association with the protection of health and wellness. On this day, people worship Goddess Sheetala to seek her blessings for the well-being of their family ...

The ivory scepter with the longest Linear A inscription known, found in Knossos. Credit: A. Kanta et al. The object was uncovered in one of the rooms of a Neopalatial-phase building (1700-1450 BCE) ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, celebrates the first day of spring and the renewal of life, marking the beginning of the Iranian calendar year. Nowruz is more than just the beginning of the new year—it ...

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It’s mid-October in San Francisco, and a crowd of 200 or so congregants—some seated in pews, others standing below cathedral windows at the back—bow their heads in prayer. Over cranberry ...

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Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum has just added a stunning centerpiece to its Heroes and Hoplites: Warfare in Ancient Greece exhibition: a hoplite panoply dating between 400 and 200 BCE, on loan from ...