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While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...

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From ancient Turkey and Alexander the Great to ... Getty Images Physical coins were invented around 750 B.C., and the symbols pressed into their surface were almost exclusively gods or goddesses ...

The nonprofit World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced its 2025 World Monuments Watch list. Read on for the full list. Teaser: the moon is on the list.

Credit: dronepicr CC BY 2.0 Like several forms of expression, booing originated in Ancient Greece and particularly in the theater, as a means to express dissatisfaction with the play. Booing is not ...

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