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Once in a 1,000-year chance to see Bayeux Tapestry in England

The first tickets for the British Museum's exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry, sold out within hours, in what it's called "an extraordinary response"to the 11th-century artwork being shown outside France for the...

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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

Shakespeare folios expected to fetch more than £3.5m at auction

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Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos

Participants parade during the Lagos Fanti Carnival, in Lagos on April 20, 2025. After Brazil abolished slavery, some of the enslaved Africans returned to West Africa, settling in several countries including Nigeria and Sierra Leone. They brought with them Latin American food, religion and colour. On Sunday thousands of descendants of the freed slaves – donned elaborate costumes at a colorful parade in Lagos to proudly keep their heritage alive. (Photo by TOYIN ADEDOKUN / AFP)
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