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From Conquerors to Gardens: The Meaning Behind the Region’s City Names
By Islam Salah El Din City names are more than just markers on a map. They carry the weight of history, culture, and identity, shaping how both locals and outsiders perceive them. Some names reflect ...
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Past Glory, Present Legacy: A Look Back at the Region’s Historic Capitals
By Islam Salah El Din Cities rise, thrive, and sometimes fade into the backdrop of history. Throughout the MENA region, once-mighty capitals shaped empires and cultures before being overshadowed by ...
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Schliemann Was Right: In Troy, Not Only the Elites Drank Wine, but Also the Common People
A team of researchers from the universities of Tübingen, Bonn, and Jena has conclusively demonstrated that wine was consumed ...
Pyramid scheme: Archaeologists question claim of ‘huge city’ beneath Egypt’s Giza Plateau
A research team’s astonishing claims that they discovered massive underground structures extending hundreds of feet deep ...
Archaeologists Find Huge Tomb of Unknown Pharaoh in Egypt
The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new ...
Archaeology breakthrough as 4,000-year-old finding gives bleak assessment on 'red tape'
The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...
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Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed
The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...