The shrine attracted global attention in 2016 when restorers uncovered remnants of an ancient tomb behind its ... A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch ...

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Modern humans and Neanderthals interbred over a sustained period of around 7000 years, probably in the eastern Mediterranean. That is according to two studies that trace how these two hominins ...

For those unable to visit the Tokyo National Museum, where Iwasa Matabei’s famous 17th-century epic gold leaf painting “Rakuchu Rakugai Zu Byobu” currently hangs, the Gagosian gallery in ...

revealed some of the individuals were close relatives – including a mother and daughter – the first time a direct relationship has been found in the remains of ancient humans. The family group ...

Ancient Genes Pinpoint When Humans and Neanderthals Mixed and Mingled NEW YORK (AP) — Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists ...

The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for people to assemble for everything from political gatherings to public debates. Ancient Agora is the most popular of its kind ...

Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday (December 16) after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing another blow ...