6 October 2026
4,000-Year-Old Tablets Reveal a Princess’s Estate, New Place Names and Possible War Captive Settlements
Fifteen cuneiform tablets kept in the Iraq Museum are opening an unusually detailed window onto the…
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Ancient Zoroastrian Funerary Inscription Discovered Near Iran’s Sasanian Ceremonial Capital
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1,200-Year-Old Inscription Reveals the Name of a Maya Mathematician Who Tracked Venus and Mars
90-Year-Old Photographs Reveal an Unusual Burial Tradition in a Byzantine Church
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First Turkic Khaganate-Era Settlement With Rare Bird Figurine Found in Kazakhstan
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Around 3,400 years ago, mourners at Dendra in southern Greece lowered carefully prepared bodies into burial…
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A 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Dog Had a Unique Name, an Unusual Coat, and a Rare Hieroglyph
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