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A poet on Abdullah Al Tai and Abu Muslim Al Bahlani

Awad Al LuwaihiOnly a few years separated the birth of the poet Abdullah al Tai in 1924 from the death of the poet Abu Muslem al Bahlani in 1920. Yet from the earliest stages of Al Tai’s engagement with Omani literary...

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Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground

A Styphnolobium japonicum tree, about 1,000 years old, at the LingGuang Temple in Beijing. (Zhiyao Tang via The New York Times)

Ancient Malian city celebrates annual replastering of mosque

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Archaeologists find France’s deepest shipwreck

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Rodin 'copy' sells for $1 million in France

Rodin 'copy' sells for $1 million in France

Saudis use AI, drones and thousands of cameras to keep Haj pilgrims safe

This aerial view shows the Grand Mosque complex and its surroundings in Mecca. — AFP

This Dinosaur Had Feathers and Probably Flew Like a Chicken

A life reconstruction of Archaeopteryx. (Michael Rothman via The New York Times)

The importance of modern photography in uncovering and preserving Al Bazili Castle

The importance of modern photography in uncovering and preserving Al Bazili Castle

Ancient town and its manuscripts face ravages of the Sahara

Ancient town and its manuscripts face ravages of the Sahara

Teeth hurt? It could be because of a 500-million-year-old fish

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Magna Carta 'copy' wrongly catalogued in 1940s found to be original

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Chicago museum's fossil yields insights on famed early bird Archaeopteryx

A life reconstruction of the Jurassic bird Archaeopteryx, which lived about 150 million years ago in what is now Germany, including its tertial feathers that would have helped it fly, is seen in this undated image released by the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Michael Rothman/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Toymakers were around 4,500 years ago: study

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Exploring the Living Heritage of Hamasa Village in Al Buraimi

Exploring the Living Heritage of Hamasa Village in Al Buraimi

A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.

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Zfanat Al Da’un: Traditional Omani craft of weaving with palm fronds

Zfanat Al Da’un: Traditional Omani craft of weaving with palm fronds
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