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U.S. Army Lt. John W. Gunnison, then working on a survey of the Great Lakes, wrote a letter to his Mormon friend, Albert ...

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Over spring break, San Diego State University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies brought a group of 34 students across ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

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The city is noted for being a major center for Hindu spirituality and rituals and is noted for its old ghats, ancient temples, and the Ganga Aarti. It’s also known for being a place where many ...

Gold is prized for its beauty and rarity but it is also indestructible, the same piece changing forms through history and ...

would have dwarfed the rest of the temple. Larger-than-life scenes carved on each of its exterior walls offered ancient worshippers a mere hint of the resplendent painted reliefs that still cover ...