In a remote corner of Saudi Arabia, a team has been excavating the remains of the ancient oasis of Tayma In the harsh landscape between
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Ideal conditions within an ancient cave system are revealing a rich history that reaches back to a time before humans settled the island and extends to the
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The 100-foot-high, oval-shaped citadel of Erbil towers high above the northern Mesopotamian plain, within sight of the Zagros Mountains that lead to the Iranian plateau.
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One bright Decenber morning in 2003, fishermen B.G. Preminda and R.P. Sunil were diving for conchs and lobsters in about 100 feet of water some two
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The round hole made by an artillery shell was visible long before we pulled up next to the National Museum in Baghdad in early May
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When the Indus River swelled two years ago in central Pakistan, the floodwaters came within just three feet of overtopping an earthen embankment protecting the
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This story was recently cited in the New York Times article “Syrian Conflict Imperils Historical Treasures” By PATRICIA COHEN http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/arts/design/syrian-conflict-imperils-historical-treasures.html?hpw A massive citadel built atop
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The rush to document thousands of ancient texts before they are sent back to Iran, or sold, reveals the daily workings of the Persian empire
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5,000 years ago, a long-buried society in the Iranian desert helped shape the first urban age Even local archaeologists with the benefit of air conditioned
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