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A group of archaeologists describes details of the 5,000-year-old burial of 20 women adorned with perforated beads ...

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A solar eclipse in the year 2471 BC may have influenced architectural change in Egypt, challenging Pharaonic traditions.

If you watch the New Year’s festivities from New York, you know that they mark midnight with the dropping of a big, gaudy ...

Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park The ...

Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.

Rich Hein/Sun-Times Share For decades ... with ungainly new buildings struggling to mimic those of ancient Rome or 18th century America. And most troubling, the policy makes it possible for ...