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A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian ...

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Christians would flock to the Cave of Salome in Israel to pay tribute to Jesus' midwife. But a new study contests the ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman sarcophagus has been discovered near Naples. It contains a mummy in an exceptional state of preservation, which could lead to a better understanding of Roman burial practices.

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