World Civ: Early Civs

In our study of Ancient China we have come upon the Ch'in Dynasty.  read more »

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November 12, 2008
World Briefing | Middle East
Egypt: 4,300-Year-Old Pyramid Discovered  read more »

Druids, drummers, pagans and partygoers gathered at Stonehenge today to cheer the dawn of the longest day of the year - the summer solstice.  read more »

Stonehenge served as a burial ground for much longer than had previously been believed, new research suggests.

The site was used as a cemetery for 500 years, from the point of its inception.  read more »

New Delhi: India has asked the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, not to engage in political activities that could hurt the country’s ties with China, media reports said on Tuesday.  read more »

Scientists have detected the faint genetic traces left by medieval crusaders in the Middle East.  read more »

The Greek traveler, Pausanias, living in the second century, CE, would probably recognize the spectacular site of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion, and particularly the altar of Zeus.  read more »

"Get out! Get back! Get back!  read more »

The evolution-creationism debate in Texas has flared up again over what officials call the "forced resignation" of the state's top science educator.  read more »

Chairman of Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Sunday that obstinacy of the US officials towards Iranian nuclear program indicated their hostility toward Iran.  read more »

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Israel declared Gaza a "hostile entity" on Wednesday, and said it would limit supplies to the Hamas-run enclave, overshadowing US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's latest peace mission.  read more »

A domestic servant who killed five members of a Ranchi official's family four years ago has been sentenced to be hanged on Sep 27.  read more »

Take a drive through South Dakota's Black Hills and you're likely to see antelope, deer, the occasional coyote and, of course, American bison.  read more »

(CNSNews.com) - Returning from a trip to Iraq last weekend, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the political compromises needed for success in Iraq cannot be achieved with the cu  read more »

A powerful earthquake struck Peru's central coast at 18:40 local time Wednesday, shaking buildings in the capital, prompting a tsunami warning, killing hundreds of people and injuring at least 1,000 o  read more »

A SINGLE tooth has identified an ancient mummy as Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled about 3,500 years ago, according to Egypt's chief archaeologist.  read more »

Unhappy over the UK's decision to confer Knighthood on India-born author Salman Rushdie, Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the British High Commissioner to the Foreign Office to convey its resentment.  read more »

Ancient Rome is the subject of the largest computer simulation of a historic city ever created.  read more »

The tomb of King Herod has been discovered in one of his palaces 2,000 years after his death.  read more »