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Northern Hemisphere Prepares for June 20 Summer Solstice

Communities are staging ancient and modern rituals, with Stonehenge livestreams and Midsummer bonfires marking the sun’s peak.

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16th-Century Merchant Shipwreck Discovered at Record 2.5-Kilometre Depth

Recreated 5,000-Year-Old Egyptian Blue Debuts at Carnegie Museum

Ancient DNA Reveals Lost 6,000-Year-Old Hunter-Gatherers on Colombia’s Altiplano

Tourist with Mental Illness Leaps into Xi’an Terracotta Army Pit, Damaging Two Statues

Researchers Recreate Egyptian Blue Pigment, Reveal Key 50% Formula

3,000-Year-Old Mayan City Discovered in Guatemala Unveils Ancient Urban Triangle

Forensic Police Authenticate 43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fingerprint in Spain

Three New Kingdom Tombs of High-Rank Officials Uncovered in Luxor

Getty Villa to Reopen June 27 with Major Mycenaean Exhibition

Bihar Cabinet Officially Renames Gaya Town as 'Gaya Ji'

Mexico Sues MrBeast’s Media Firm Over Maya Temple Video

Researchers Report Evidence of Possible Noah's Ark Remains in Turkey

Largest Study of Aztec Obsidian Reveals Trade and Ritual Practices

Miss World Contestants Reflect on Buddhist Heritage at Buddhavanam Visit

Schöningen Spears Confirmed as 200,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Hunting Tools

Cerro El Cono's Origins Debated Amid Conservation Challenges in Peru's Amazon

Elite Hallucinogenic Rituals at Chavín de Huántar Linked to Early Andean Class Divisions

Study Reveals Unique Embalming Technique in 18th-Century Austrian Mummy

Study Links Ancient Egyptian Art to Milky Way’s Great Rift