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The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. As something of a recent open technology recap, we can note that (very late last year) OpenAI released ...

The Code of Justinian, a collection of laws compiled by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, is widely regarded as the foundation of Western law.

The world’s oldest complete Hebrew Bible, the Codex Sassoon, recently unveiled at the Anu–Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, carries a direct connection to India through its namesake, David ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the recent news event of a fire at the iconic landmark. It was originally published in the May/June 2017 issue of National Geographic History Magazine.

Celtic rituals, tricks of nature, and deals with the devil have all played a part in creating this iconic symbol of Halloween. The National Museum of Ireland—Country Life, near the town of Castlebar, ...

Rossett Mill was the subject of a landscape by the Romantic painter around 1795. Now, the property is listed at a little over $2 million Guided tours will take visitors onto scaffolding to view the ...

In just a few decades, mobile phones have gone from a luxury reserved for the elite to an essential tool for billions of users. From the first in-car phones of the 1940s to the best smartphones of ...

Opened in January 1964 as the National Museum of History and Technology, the museum was renamed the National Museum of American History in October 1980 to more accurately reflect its scope of ...

Rock art found in Indonesia dates to at least 67,800 years ago, representing the earliest known cave art made by humans. These findings provide insights into the movement and cultural lives of ...