The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

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Larger-than-life scenes carved on each of its exterior walls offered ancient worshippers a mere ... In the process, they have revealed hitherto hidden images and nearly 200 painted inscriptions ...

Archaeologists in Oman uncovered a 4,000-year-old musical instrument, a pair of copper cymbals, in the ruins of an ancient ...

"Wyatt Hendrickson just beat Gable Steveson," Cormier said, repeating himself. "The biggest upset in the history of the NCAA," Burroughs said. "Could this be it? Yes. He. Has. Done. It." Need a break?

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Abydos Dynasty kings such as Seneb-Kay are unique because they do not appear on the king lists that were once kept by the ancient Egyptians. “The Egyptian kings liked to present their history as ...

They were masters of ancient Rome – powerful ... by artist Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) The battle lines had been drawn between the sibling ...