Archeology

Ancient comb bears some advice about lice

Visit the Holy Land today be warned: you might come home with a case of the lice. Warm weather and large families, sometimes 4...

Desert kites are massive death traps built by the ancients

The ancients used desert kites, or a sort of mega-trap to catch their prey. The structures seen from up high in the sky were named 'kites' by aviators in the 1920s.

These ancients built graveyards for travellers

Why did the ancients, our ancient ancestors mark major byways with thousands of burial monuments? Why are they shaped like pendants and what stories do they tell?

Luxury glamping in Abu Dhabi

Luxury tenting, known as glamping, in Jebel Hafit, UAE

Earliest evidence of opium use found in Israel

Found at Tel Yehud, it is the oldest source of hallucinogen use in history to date. 

Locals learn to restore mosaics from Bible times

Locals learn to preserve mosaics in the Middle East.

Ancients used these bones for fortune telling, games

An ancient cache of animal bones used for divination and games shows how people are just people wherever you roam.

Ancient farmstead with winepress and chandelier found in the Holy Land

Along with the likelihood that the people in the area north of Tel Aviv practiced regenerative organic agriculture, the people back then were farmers with culture! 

Real life genie lamp found in Jerusalem

Disney makes genies sound like fun and games but genies, or jinns, in the Middle East are serious business. Especially if one has moved into your house and won't leave the couch.

Ancient coffins found with the elephants at the zoo

While building a wildlife hospital at a zoo in Israel, developers came across an interesting find: two ancient stone coffins called sarcophagi.

Who was Maria, who lived an immaculate life 1400 years ago?

Ancient Greek burial stone discovered while clearing paths for nature park in Israel's Negev Desert

Meet the face of Pharaoh Thutmoses IV

The reconstructed face of Pharaoh Thutmose IV is startlingly life-like, and makes you wonder what secrets the ancient king still hides.

Ancient grotto projects Ivo Bisignano’s human forms

The ancient caves at Beit Guvrin in southern Israel opened for the first time in 25 years with an art exhibit by sculpture Ivo Bisignano.

Ancient Buried Treasure Unearthed In Israel

A treasure trove of ancient Islamic coins was discovered in an Israeli archaeological dig.

Ancient Roman Facial Cream Found In London Excavation

Excavations in London turned up a pot of ancient Roman facial cream.

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What happened inside the cockpit of flydubai Flight FZ1073 on Wednesday morning is still under investigation, but the story has become considerably more disturbing since the first reports of a “fight between pilots.”

Two People, One Dataset, and a Disagreement Nobody Can Settle

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Arabia Suburbia was adapted from the American blueprint for suburban living

Walk through almost any Saudi city today and one form dominates residential streets: the detached villa, sitting on its own plot, separated from its neighbors, usually surrounded by a wall and reached by car. It feels thoroughly Saudi. But much of the architectural DNA of the modern Saudi house comes from American suburbia.

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The Financial Impact of Meta Glasses on Europe’s Eyewear Market

Smart glasses are changing the economics of eyewear by turning conventional frames into higher-priced technology products. What used to be mainly a sale built around frame design, lenses, prescription needs and brand preference is now also a sale built around cameras, audio, AI features, app support and connected-device setup.

Why Pest Control Has to Be Local: Mira Home on How Climate and Geography Change Pest Pressure Across America

Why pest control needs to adapt to local climate, moisture, building patterns and pest pressure rather than rely on one national treatment plan.

Brad Pitt walked the red carpet with rescue dogs. Why isn’t rescue just the default?

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