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In ancient Egypt they were preserved to serve as afterlife pals, holy helpers, or gourmet jerky.
Poised to play a pivotal new role in the Middle East, Syria struggles to escape its dark past.
Two journalists enter a dangerous limestone forest to cover a national park and reserve in Madagascar.
An ancient Roman bridge spanned the Wadi al Murr near Mosul, Iraq, in the 1920s.
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