Of immense symbolic importance, Eridu was also home to the largest temple dedicated to Enki, the god of water and wisdom, a key deity of the Sumerian pantheon. For centuries, this shrine attracted ...

In the heart of the arid Judean Desert, beneath the gaze of timeworn cliffs and desert heat, sits the city of Jericho, a ...

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At this Athens workshop, replicating antiquities promotes Greek culture and creates the country’s ultimate souvenirs. Plaster casts of an ancient Greek bust of Sappho, the poetess, are created ...

The Epic Of Gilgamesh - written by a Middle Eastern scholar 2,500 years before the birth of Christ - commemorated the life of the ruler of the city of Uruk, from which Iraq gets its name. Now, a ...

In the intriguing practice of zoolatry, or animal worship, certain creatures are revered as deities, symbolizing profound connections between humanity and the natural world. Across diverse cultures ...

The images, provided to the Herald Sun, explode the myth that the two powerful Labor men never spoke or met during Mr Andrews’s reign as Labor leader. The photos show the pair having a one-on ...

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