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Thanks to new technology, archaeologists in the British Museum have just discovered what they say are the earliest-known body art displaying figures.

An analysis of bones excavated from the ancient site reveals that some of the people buried there were from the Preseli Mountains in Wales.

"Restaurants and cafés are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage," says Amaryllis Fox in a new book. They're ideal places to clandestinely meet people with access to a government or terrorist group.

A new survey from Sesame Workshop suggests when it comes to talking with kids about things such as race, class and gender, many parents have work to do.

A Chinese tomb has turned up evidence of a new species of long-extinct ape. The gibbon, called Junzi imperialis, lived and died alongside its imperial human caretaker.

Antiquities were shipped from dealers to the Oklahoma-based chain of arts and crafts stores. But on Wednesday, federal authorities will give the ancient objects back to Iraq.

Zhao Kangmin reconstructed the first warriors after farmers digging a well stumbled on fragments in 1974. They were commissioned by China's first emperor — to guard his tomb.

The 3,000-year-old relief fetched more than $28 million at Christie's, more than any other similar work. But some archaeologists worry the high price could trigger looting of other ancient artifacts.

NPR's Noel King talks to retired U.S. Army Col. Christopher Kolenda, who commanded U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and NPR's Greg Myre, about the status of Afghan peace talks.

Researchers concluded that Tutankhamun's burial area doesn't lead to any secret rooms. Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists put an end to theories suggesting Queen Nefertiti was buried within.