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Mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya and Aztec developed intricate calendars and monumental architecture. Ancient Greece ...

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The structure—also the earliest of its kind in the Asian country—dates to around 350 C.E. Sonja Anderson Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had ...

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A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...