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Archaeologists in Peru have confirmed the existence of a mile-long underground tunnel network beneath the historic city of ...

The fate of the settlers who founded the "Lost Colony of Roanoke" in what is now North Carolina remains unknown.

Their whereabouts baffled historians for centuries until 2012 when experts with the British Museum analyzed the 400-year-old ...

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The Hispanic Society Museum & Library boasts the largest assemblage of Spanish art and manuscripts outside Spain. The collection includes many religious artifacts, including 16th-century tombs ...