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New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

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Some of the ancient buildings, located along China’s mountaintop rivers, dated back to as far as 2800 B.C.E., with others ...

The mathematician, who liked to annoy friends with improvised brainteasers, thought for a moment or two, then raised a glass ...

The craftsmanship on the spears shows some were likely used in battle, while one may have just been a status symbol.

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According to an anonymous source from Nexus Point News, Netflix's Assassin's Creed series will be set in Ancient Rome, ...

Hunter-gatherers at Poverty Point may have built its massive earthworks not under the command of chiefs, but as part of a ...