Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

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Located at Tel Shiqmona in coastal Israel, the facility turned sea snails into purple dye at an industrial scale ...

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A new study contradicts the long-held assumption that Ireland’s Neolithic passage tombs were reserved for members of an elite ...

Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube ...

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Here, five writers inspire your wanderlust When was the last time a trip changed your life? Not just gave you a tan or a ...

and true compassion on the ancient Silk Road. He said Uzbekistan has the biggest population/human resources, largest cultural sites, shrines, tombs of star clergies, famous warriors, renowned writers, ...

Journey through the ancient city of Samarkand where culinary rituals and timeless tales of the Silk Road converge—from ...

Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley is one of Central Asia's most densely populated regions and borders Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. If ...