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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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Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum

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Arctic doomsday seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples

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Stash of 15th century coins discovered in Scotland

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Egypt unveils first ancient royal tomb since Tutankhamun

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Top bug: Slime-spitting prehistoric velvet worm gets nod in Kiwi vote

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Iran's early recordings revive forgotten sound heritage

Iran's early recordings revive forgotten sound heritage

Tapping into the skills of elder Omani artisans crucial to continuation of traditions

Tapping into the skills of elder Omani artisans crucial to continuation of traditions

The transformation of Nakhal Fort as a world-class attraction

The transformation of Nakhal Fort as a world-class attraction

Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition

Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition

Trace the evolution of Italian fashion jewellery at this exhibit

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Rare Stradivarius violin sells for $11.3 mn at Sotheby's

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Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense trees

In this photo taken on October 18, 2024 horticulturalist Paul Melsom tamping down the soil around a freshly planted juvenile incense tree in a forested area of Hong Kong. A stone's throw from the city's bustling urban centre are forests home to trees that produce fragrant -- and valuable -- agarwood, used in high-end products from incense and perfume to traditional Chinese medicine. Environmentalists say poaching of the trees is on the rise in Hong Kong, fueled by black market demand in mainland China and abroad. - TO GO WITH: Hong Kong-conservation-crime-trees, FOCUS William PATTERSON (Photo by William PATTERSON / AFP) / TO GO WITH: Hong Kong-conservation-crime-trees, FOCUS William PATTERSON

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick

Centuries-old Algerian indigenous tradition champions sharing

Children dressed in traditional outfits watch as men prepare portions of meat as part of Algeria's Tamechrit, based on the Amazigh New Year's traditions, in Bajaia, on January 11, 2025. Algerian villages are perpetuating, particularly in Kabylia, the centuries-old tradition of Tamechrit, based on mutual aid and suspended during the civil war of the 1990s. (Photo by AFP)

Goats, bulls, and karak tea: The Nizwa experience

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