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Feb 12, 2013 02:35 PM ET // Jennifer Viegas
The tradition of sending paper valentines is traced to a young woman in the mid-1800s who decided to make them her business. ->
Feb 7, 2013 03:43 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
An abundance of gold wreaths appear to lay hidden in a subway network in Greece. ->
Jan 30, 2013 06:42 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
Most of Timbuktu's priceless manuscripts survive fires set by Islamic militants, experts confirm. ->
Oct 11, 2010 03:23 PM ET // Liz Day
For this week only, Jericho invites visitors to gaze at the largest Middle Eastern carpet mosaic in the world's oldest city.
May 27, 2011 05:55 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
Facial reconstructions of the skeleton could determine once and for all who is Mona Lisa.
Mar 7, 2011 07:02 PM ET // Benjamin Radford
The recent looting of Egyptian artifacts raises thorny cultural questions of preserving history.