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Archaeologists debated the age and purpose of the ruins for years — but not anymore. Take a look at their recent finds.
Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...
The Greek sea god Poseidon is said to have sat on Mount Fengari here — at 1,664m, the second highest in the Aegean — to watch the Trojan War, while in ancient ... II of Macedon, father of ...
Sat on the western edge of the Nile River delta, Egypt was founded around 331 BC by Alexander the Great, the iconic king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. It was one of some 30 towns and ...
Archaeologists uncover an ancient burial site with Egyptian, Greek, and Roman graves at Tell Ruwad Iskandar, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient ...
The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in Abydos. The burial is located about 23 feet (7 meters) underground and contains a limestone burial chamber covered with mudbrick vaults ...
Although experts have analyzed the carving, it's possible that its origins could rest in the ancient Bronze Age or even Turkish cultures dated to the medieval period. The land known today as ...
There’s a lot to explore in Google Maps, but you may not always know where to look. It’s great if you’re trying to drive through a crowded city or find out which local coffee shop has the ...
Night - Cloudy. Winds from E to ESE at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 30 °F (-1.1 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 48 °F (8.9 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Partly ...
The mummy of a first-century-B.C. individual found in Egypt was not pregnant and did not have cancer, according to a new CT study.
The first genomic study of ancient people from the eastern Maghreb region — present-day Tunisia and northeastern Algeria — shows that Stone Age populations who lived there more than 8,000 ...
The collaboration, announced on Monday, will give Esri access to Google map data for more than 2,500 cities. Newsweek contacted Esri for more information on the partnership via email. Google is ...