What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle When it was made: Second century A.D.
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Cylinder seals from Ur, c. 2450 BC, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, USA In the first article of this series, I provided a brief historical overview of the Neo-Assyrian, Urartian, and Achaemenid empires, ...
In southwestern Turkey, imposing Lycian tombs are scattered everywhere, hinting at an ancient civilization that revered its ...
Artefacts from a Mesopotamian archaeological site suggest that people in the region founded and later rejected an early form ...
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Ancient Greco-Roman ruins at Darazya near El Alamein are revealing new insights into the history of Egypt's northern coast, ...
Beyond the over-the-top luxury and futuristic towers, discover bustling souks, a contemporary art district and desert cycling ...
Researchers have been carefully excavating the artifacts and decorative reliefs found at the 2,100-year-old site in the ...
Margot Robbie recently poured one out for Damien Chazelle’s Babylon and wondered if it could go down as a cult classic. We ...
Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.