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Mount Sinai was the culmination of a 400-year process that began when God selected our ancestor Abraham. This revolutionary ...

The two coins were allegedly looted from archaeological sites in Israel and smuggled to the United States. A rare Hasmonean-period coin depicting a seven-branched candelabrum that U.S. authorities ...

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From ancient mythology to moonlit forests, the mysterious story behind why owls became symbols of wisdom and why their ...

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The walls of a corridor that once linked two theatres in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii hold hundreds of inscriptions made ...

A 400-year-old coded text found at the Vatican Library is among the historic documents and messages that are being cracked ...

Ancient Egypt had plenty of impressive things going on: pyramids, temples, hieroglyphs, mummies, powerful pharaohs, and a calendar full of gods. Yet one of the most charming details about Egyptian ...

The evil eye dates back thousands of years. In many places, it maintains its hold today. Learn more about where the evil eeye ...