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Archaeology students at the University of Florida discovered the rare vessel at the site of the former Mission San Francisco ...
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The pillar is topped with a simple carving of a human face. Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism At one of the world’s oldest Stone Age archaeological sites—Karahantepe in southeast ...
These 15 images from the archives of the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest give us a glimpse of life in Tennessee’s capital ...
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Featuring more than 1,800 sites from 181 countries and territories, UNESCO’s tentative list is a treasure trove of ...