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The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in deference to the overwhelming ...

A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, ...

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Laser technology has helped researchers discover a previously unknown 650-square-mile Maya site that offers startling new insights about ancient Mesoamericans and their civilization.

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