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The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...
Are you as assured as Ashurbanipal about your knowledge of Mesopotamia, or as dim as Nimrud?
A brutal airstrike shattered one of Syria’s most iconic ancient sites, the Ain Dara Temple. The temple’s destruction raises urgent questions about the cost of war on world heritage. What’s lost goes ...
An Ancient Christian tomb complex dating back 1,500 years was discovered by a contractor who was clearing rubble beneath a destroyed house in Syria's Idlib province.
Syrian architect Abdel Aziz al-Mohammed could barely recognise his war-ravaged village when he returned after years away. Now ...
A contractor in Syria discovered an ancient underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be 1,500 years old below a destroyed home. The grave site was found last month in the town of Maarat al ...
These 4,500-year-old rattles may be among the world’s oldest toys. A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants.
Spotting a rare foreigner in the southern Syrian city of Nawa, Khalil approaches with a business proposal: bring him a “very ...