KURASHIKI, Okayama Prefecture—A “mermaid mummy” kept at a temple has been an object of worship, the stuff of nightmares and a source of mystery for hundreds of years. Now, for the first time ...

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An exhibition at Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts emphasizes the stories and rituals surrounding religious artworks and objects.

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The Royal Tomb of Nimrud were first discovered in April of 1989 by an expedition of the Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage. The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city ...

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Drive around the coast of this beautiful region and you’ll never be too far from a spectacular city of the dead – elaborate tombs carved by Lycians into the sides of cliffs overlooking towns ...

Before Lara Croft was raiding tombs and Nathan Drake traveled to various uncharted regions of the world ... a giant man speaking in Latin knocking out Indiana, and a missing Cat Mummy. Never interrupt ...

The film argues that Loie Fuller was an inventive artist responsible for things we take for granted. If only the movie were as creative as its star. By Alissa Wilkinson No genre gesture goes ...