The soul house, which dates to around 2055 to 1650 B.C.E., was originally excavated at Deir Rifa, a series of ancient ...

This description of the teething process comes from a 3,000-year-old medical handbook from ancient Assyria and Babylonia. The ...

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Local resident Kim Hatherly's book, The Gymea Story: the history of Gymea and Gymea Bay, has attracted widespread community interest.

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Explore YIVO, a vital institute preserving Jewish heritage for 100 years, with a special coffee table book celebrating its centennial.

A medieval abbey in Hungary is battling a beetle infestation threatening its ancient book collection.