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Related stories this week: Nadiah's way Many years ago former surfer girl Nadiah Beekun converted to Islam, convinced it was the best religion for women - a view that hasn't changed a whit since then.

The cities of Jerusalem and Petra may not seem the timeless twins they truly are at first glance.

The remains of King Richard III, which were discovered under a city car park, were found in a hastily dug, untidy grave, researchers have revealed.

Image Caption: Specialists of the NIAH located the cave paintings in the Sierra de San Carlos, Tamaulipas.

Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture.

Have you ever seen what Florida and the Native American culture might have been like in ancient times? There are more places than you might think nestled in and around Florida's west coast that depict through ancient artifacts, mounds, and other archeological finds what it might have been like well over 1500 years ago.

A film that documented the recovery of an unmarked graveyard in Middle Georgia has won two awards in an international film festival focused on human culture.

TIBERIAS, Israel - The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated.

By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease... By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a ... (more)

By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease... By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a ... (more)

Eager local primary students are helping experts unearth a part of the Gold Coast's buried history; the Southport seawall.

Recalling a time when wolves roamed Long Island and the East End wilderness was unhindered by share houses and golf clubs, the gardens, fire pits and wigwams of Wikun Village aims at offering visitors a historically accurate portrait of the South Fork.

Facing anger from Egyptologists, a surprised Minister of State for Antiquities Ahmed Eissa clarifies to Ahram Online that UNESCO is not actually threatening to remove six Egyptian archaeological sites from the World Heritage List .

Dr Ellery Frahm at the University of Sheffield developed the new technology to better study Mesopotamian obsidian tools unearthed in Syria, where cultural heritage is threatened by the ongoing conflict.

Park Point is visible from a window in the rotunda of the new Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center, which will hold its grand opening Thursday.

Monticello is one of the region's most popular landmarks, bringing in tourists from around the country to view the mansion and garden of Thomas Jefferson.

A model representing a Neanderthal man is displayed at the National Museum of Prehistory in Eyzies-de-Tayac, Dordogne, France.

Bone fragments found in the fireplace of a man accused of killing five-year-old April Jones were from a human skull, a jury was told.

Easier to respect than embrace, Jimmy P. tells its true-life story with understatement and features sturdy performances from Benicio del Toro and Mathieu Amalric.

A construction project has prompted the excavation of a Mikwok Indian food-processing site near the waters of San Pablo Bay.