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Off the coast of a Greek island sits the Antikythera shipwreck, a 2,000-year-old wreck with a story that inspired an Indiana Jones movie. From its beginnings as an accidental discovery to the recent ...

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A billionaire has unveiled a private collection of ancient Egyptian vases he believes could rewrite history. The artifacts are 10 times more precise than vases carved using modern machinery.

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What does the Bible say about the origin of the ancient Greeks? The answer can be found by examining the Bible’s Table of ...

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