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For the first time in 50 years, archaeologists have discovered Fayum mummy portraits at an ancient Egyptian site.

HENLEY Town Council plans to install advertising banners on the front of the town hall. It wants to hang two vertical banners on either side of the entrance whi...

As the Wellcome Collection apologetically shuts down its own 'racist' exhibition, a moral crisis is embroiling institutions globally

I am somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, returning home after ten days in England. It was our first trip overseas since pre-Covid. We spent five nights in London, two in the Cotswolds, one in Oxford, and a final night in London before heading home. Here are a few observations, for whatever interest they might have. * Everything is back to normal. Flights are normal, restaurants and bars are bustling, and

A sleeper Guercino has hugely surpassed its low estimate to make over $600,000 after being misattributed to a follower of Guido Reni.

Scientists say they have proven the authenticity of several Roman coins — providing evidence that an emperor disregarded as fake might in fact have been real. But not everyone agrees.

The purpose of these, predominantly Scottish in origin, spheres is unknown, although simple theories range from projectiles to predictive devices and more. But the sophistication of their design and manufacture seems to point us to there being a more intelligent and scientific nature involved.

a href= https://www.rmo.nl/ target= _blank The National Museum of Antiquities of the Netherlands /a (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, RMO) has purchased

Acres of land, sauna access and sea views are all features of these stunning homes

Palestinian pop artist whose work reflected the harsh political realities of her homeland