Iran’s most ruthless leader in its history arguably was Nader Shah, who ruled Persia from 1736 to 1747 and led a constant stream of military campaigns. His sack of Delhi in 1739 perhaps best ...

A remarkable book reconstructs the mysterious paths of the Bibles, that is, twenty-three centuries of intricate routes, daring and courageous passages, far-sighted visions, and almost ...

The manuscript pages have been very carefully handled before scanning. (Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator ...

The map of the cosmos is thought to be the work of the renowned ancient astronomer Hipparchus, who lived from around 190 to ...

New technology is helping researchers uncover details hidden in ancient documents for centuries. Scholars say such ...

Exploring the stories found in apocryphal texts — writings outside the biblical canon that have influenced Christian and ...

Before World War II, the Nazis sought an ancient Roman manuscript to prove the existence of a superior race linked to Atlantis.

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The sound of cartoons drifted from a television elsewhere in the house, as she handed the small lead codex to the person next ...

Researchers at California's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are working to uncover what is believed to be the earliest known celestial chart ever created. The ancient star catalogue, attributed ...

Apocrypha’ means ‘hidden’ in Greek, but it is often used to describe texts that are outside the official biblical canon.

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