Excavations in the ancient ruins have unearthed a cramped space where enslaved workers and donkeys performed their grueling tasks.
Tag: Archaeology and Anthropology
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Amid Parthenon Dispute, Sunak Cancels Meeting With Mitsotakis
After the prime minister of Greece called for the British Museum to return the Parthenon marbles, his British counterpart abruptly called off their meeting.
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Napoleon Didn’t Really Shoot Cannons at Egypt’s Pyramids
But scholars say that a trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film draws attention to the French emperor’s complex and lasting legacy on the study of Egypt’s cultural heritage.
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Tracing Treasures of Ancient Rome to a Village That Looted Its Own Heritage
Investigators say they have figured out how bronze statues from a shrine built 2,000 years ago in Asia Minor to venerate the emperors of Rome ended up in museums around the world.
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Chimpanzees Go Through Menopause, Too
A new study challenges a prominent evolutionary theory about why women live long after their childbearing years.