Researchers have rediscovered a long-lost Babylonian hymn from 1000 BCE, using artificial intelligence to piece together ...

For the first time in three millennia, a Babylonian hymn that survived only as damaged cuneiform has been heard again as ...

A unique collection of vibrant Hindu paintings has been placed under an export bar, preventing their departure from the UK.

A long-lost hymn of praise dating back to around 1000 BCE has been identified through modern technology. Professor Enrique Jiménez of LMU uncovered ...

Such lyrical poise is unusual in Mesopotamian literature. Most surviving texts are legal codes, myths, or royal inscriptions. One of the oldest surviving Babylonian clay tablets is a 3,700-year-old ...

The cuneiform tablet with the newly discovered hymn. Credit: Anmar A. Fadhil, Department of Archaeology, University of Baghdad A previously unknown hymn of praise dating to around 1000 BCE was ...

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In 1906, tens of thousands of Jewish parents in New York’s Lower East Side and Brooklyn kept their children home from school ...

The number of good snow days seems to be in decline each year, but Scotland’s diehard skiers and snowboarders aren’t about to ...

The near-complete series of paintings depicts one of the most important narratives in Hinduism, with gold and silver paint used to portray scenes that range from quiet worship to violent battles.

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Years ago while taking a walk near our vacation cottage on Lake Chelan, I saw an unusual tree trunk. The markings on the tree ...