Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote
The results of Foote’s simple experiments were confirmed through hundreds of tests by scientists in the US and Europe. It ...
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How Erdogan’s Ottoman energy ambitions threaten Israel and the West
Erdogan’s ambitions in Syria go beyond fighting ISIS. Is he laying the foundation for a modern Ottoman Empire?
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The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
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William Morris and the Middle East
Rakesh Ramchurn reports on an exhibition exploring how Islamic art influenced the work of the pioneering British designer ...
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic coast, reaching areas of the Mediterranean along a route known as the ...
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Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
was first occupied around 6,500 B.C. and was strategically positioned along communication routes that contributed to its longevity into the years of the Ottoman Empire. The archaeology team worked ...
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Trump admin gives ICE quota of 1,800 arrests per day across US
The Trump administration is demanding at least 1,800 arrests per day from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — setting a quota of 75 busts minimum for each of the agency’s 25 offices ...
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Blue-Water Empire: The British in the Mediterranean since 1800
In 1798 the British Empire in the Mediterranean was confined to Gibraltar. After Nelson’s victory at the Nile, Minorca and Malta were added to the portfolio; but such way stations on the central sea ...
Greek Reporter24d
United States of the Ionian Islands: The History of British Rule in Greece
This was mainly because of their geographical position right at the edge of the once-powerful Ottoman Empire. Among the powers who fought ... leave the beautiful islands in less than two years. In ...
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Ancient 2,000-year-old statue found in a bin bag in Greece
Alexander the Great and his armies conquered much of the known world, creating an empire that stretched from ... discovery was made during 2013 when a 1,800-year-old carved stone head of a ...