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New study finds cavalry originated in ancient Syria and Anatolia – Not Assyria

A groundbreaking study is overturning the long-held belief that the Assyrian Empire was the birthplace of cavalry in the ancient Near East. Researchers now argue...

Researchers trace origin of modern grapes to ancient wild vines of the Levant

A team of Israeli scientists has uncovered new evidence suggesting that modern wine and table grapes originated from wild grapevines native to the Levant,...

A garden discovery turns into subterranean wonder

In 1835, while digging a duck-pond in his garden in Margate, Kent, England, a man named James Newlove chanced upon something extraordinary: the blade...

Oxford’s Manar al-Athar becomes lifeline for preserving Middle Eastern heritage through 30,000-image archive

A vast online archive of archaeological photography, Manar al-Athar—meaning “Guide to Archaeology” in Arabic—has emerged as a crucial tool for safeguarding the cultural heritage...

Partial collapse of Rome’s Torre dei Conti injures workers and endangers historic landmark

Part of Rome’s 13th-century Torre dei Conti, a medieval tower near the Colosseum, collapsed on Monday, injuring three construction workers and trapping another beneath...

Oxford researchers identify Cerne Abbas Giant as Anglo-Saxon symbol of Hercules

Research from the University of Oxford has concluded that Dorset’s famed Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as an image of Hercules to serve...

The lost tomb of Genghis Khan: History’s greatest burial secret

Few figures in world history inspire as much awe and mystery as Genghis Khan — the Mongol conqueror who built the largest contiguous empire...

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