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Mesopotamia, eighth century b.c. Streams and irrigation canals shown on both reliefs are also mentioned in a text commissioned by Sennacherib that records his grand efforts to transform Nineveh. This ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of ...

A pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another ...

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Gravestone slabs, cauldrons and other items recovered from the "Mortar Wreck" are now on display at the newly reopened Poole ...