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How did a Viking longship end up in ‘The Odyssey’?

The eras of The Odyssey and the Vikings occurred about 2,000 years apart — so how did a Viking longship secure a starring role in this year’s blockbuster film? The answer lies in director Christopher Nolan’s...

The Draken Harald Harfagre (the ship used in the movie the Odyssey) is docked outside Oslo Opera in the Norwegian capital. — AFP

On Palestinian cooking and cultural preservation

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian-British chef, food-writer and restaurateur Sami Tamimi prepares a bulgur kubbeh dish from his new cookbook during an interview with Reuters at his home in London, Britain, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Malaysia's Dayaks mark rice harvest end with colourful parade

Malaysia's Dayaks mark rice harvest end with colourful parade

Stuff of dreams: Amsterdam's 'Art Zoo' mixes art and taxidermy

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Amsterdam honours its own Golden Age sculpture master

This photograph shows a sculpture by 17th century sculptor Artus Quellinus during a press preview of an exhibition displaying over one hundred pieces created by Artus Quellinus, at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam on June 16, 2025. Netherlands OUT

First fossil proof found that long-necked dinosaurs were vegetarians

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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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