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Certain mysteries from the ancient world are still largely unexplained today and continue to puzzle scientists and researchers.

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Archaeologists believe that a wealthy family that enjoyed a rousing lifestyle commissioned the piece to reflect their ...

Kings and emperors of old used gold and silver tableware not just for dining, but to project power and prestige. These ...

The young prostitute Rachel, the recipient of van Gogh’s ear, reminds us of how stigma and social context shape a patient’s ...

Some people think that learning history might be useless. "It already happened, what's the point?" Yet the truth is that ...

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The Penn Museum has been involved in archaeological research in Egypt for more than a century. Most of the material in the ...