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A new book examines the rise and fall of the Carolingian dynasty, discussing how people across social classes understood the ...
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Credit has been around for almost as long as money itself. Here's a look at how credit cards became widely used.
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Margot Robbie recently poured one out for Damien Chazelle’s Babylon and wondered if it could go down as a cult classic. We ...
The Ashmolean Museum houses the second-largest collection of cuneiform tablets in the UK and includes this tablet, one of ...
New scientific methods have allowed archaeologists to learn more about how the enigmatic Nebra Sky Disc was manufactured in ...
An archaeologist plans to make critical new discoveries about a famous Roman-era landmark with the help of volunteers.
The New Arab revisits the ancient cities of the Middle East, highlighting the destruction caused by war, looting, and neglect ...
US publisher Beacon Press recently released a graphic adaptation of the American Book Award winning history of the United ...