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What did the ancient Egyptian pyramids look like when they were built?

The pyramids have stood for thousands of years & are among the world's most enduring monuments. But what did they look like when they were first built?

Ozzy Osbourne wins two Grammys for “Patient Number 9”

The Prince of Darkness wasn’t on hand to accept his trophies

Statue of slain Roman emperor dressed as Hercules found near sewer in Rome (photo)

Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius, also known as Emperor Decius, ruled for only two years, between A.D. 249 and 251

Ancient Roman residences with ‘pigeon towers’ discovered in Luxor, Egypt

The residential area is close to Luxor Temple, a large religious center built during the reigns of several pharaohs before the Roman Empire

Spelunkers find 27,000-year-old claw marks in hidden cave untouched for millennia

The sediment-filled spot seemed like a sealed up passageway into another cavern

Ancient Olympia: Site of the Sacred Hieros Gamos

The Hieros Gamos or Sacred Marriage, embodied the union of the male and female, to celebrate fertility and new life born from the Mother-Goddess

The Byzantine gold standard

44 gold coins dating from the early to mid-seventh century A.D., during the reigns of emperors Phocas, and Heraclius, were found in a wall of a building in the Roman city of Paneas

The Vinyl Comeback Continues (infographic)

According to Luminate’s 2022 Year-End Music Report, LPs accounted for 43 percent of album sales in the United States last year

Ozzy Osbourne retires from touring

"I want to thank my family, my band, my crew, my longtime friends & of course my fans for giving me the life that I never ever dreamed I would have"

Statue of Hercules Discovered in Rome

The carving was found in Appia Antica Archaeological Park and has been dated to between 27 B.C. and A.D. 476

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