History's most famous tapestry may have been viewed in unusual setting, new research suggests

A professor is challenging old assumptions about the iconic Bayeux Tapestry, proposing it was created for a refectory for ...
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The Emperor who Declared Greek the Official Language of the Byzantine Empire

The life of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (610–641), his military triumphs, reforms, and the establishment of Greek as the official language.
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Scientists discover Africa’s oldest cremation pyre revealing complex rituals from 9,500 years ago

A team led by University of Oklahoma anthropologist Jessica Cerezo-Román and Yale University anthropologist Jessica Thompson has documented something archaeologists have long struggled to find in ...
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A 2,300-year-old helmet from the Punic Wars pulled from the sea tells the story of the battle that made Rome an empire

When divers plunged into the waters off Sicily’s Egadi Islands last summer, they didn’t just find rare artifacts from ...