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Archaeologists find new evidence of ancient slave labor in southern Iraq
A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a ...
A 43,000 year-old work of art? Neanderthals may have painted portraits.
An ancient granite pebble included indentations resembling a face, its nose a red dot. A study says it may have had symbolic ...
Archaeologists found a strange red mark on rock. Forensic police helped them unravel who made it
Scientists say they found one of the oldest known symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint in Europe. The print hints at ...
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Archaeologists find what may be the first definitive proof that Neanderthals made artwork
Neanderthals may have used a red pigment on a rock to shape what looks like art - a rendition of a facial figure from 43,000 ...
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9 Ancient Sites That Will Totally Inspire You
Ancient human figurines have been found. Some of the oldest known paintings in the world are in the Cave of the Castle, in Cantabria in the north of Spain. Thought to be more than 40,000 years old ...
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Art Institute of Chicago Director to Resume Role After Mid-Flight Incident
Reports indicate James Rondeau took off his clothes during a flight to Munich. James Rondeau, director of the Art Institute of Chicago stands next to Grant Wood's American Gothic (1930 ...
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How ancient remedies are changing modern medicine
Today Chinese physicians are trained and licensed according to state-of-the-art medical practices ... Most Chinese hospitals have a ward devoted to ancient cures. Citing traditional medicine ...