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Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

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Trace the Baby New Year tradition's roots from ancient times to today. Learn its full story and meaning right here.

History is filled with powerful empires that seemed invincible until they weren't. Between roughly 1250 and 1150 BCE, major ...

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At the book event, Chen Ye, deputy editor-in-chief of Yilin Press, said that the success of the book, which has sold 600,000 ...

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With new translations from the long-extinct Hittite language, UChicago Ph.D. student Naomi Harris brought verses from clay ...