The tradition of sending paper valentines is traced to a young woman in the mid-1800s who decided to make them her business. ->
An abundance of gold wreaths appear to lay hidden in a subway network in Greece. ->
Most of Timbuktu's priceless manuscripts survive fires set by Islamic militants, experts confirm. ->
For this week only, Jericho invites visitors to gaze at the largest Middle Eastern carpet mosaic in the world's oldest city.
Facial reconstructions of the skeleton could determine once and for all who is Mona Lisa.
The recent looting of Egyptian artifacts raises thorny cultural questions of preserving history.