Here are two examples of math problems sixth graders may face using one of the new curricula. Can you solve them? We showed them to Stuyvesant High School teacher Gary Rubinstein, who blogs about ...

Servicemen of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade uncovered an ancient burial site dating back to the 6th–5th centuries BC while constructing military fortifications in southern Ukraine. Source: ...

The entire wall would crumble if steps were not taken to restore the 6 th century temple, constructed by Pallavas. The last time the kumbabishekam (consecration) held was more than 15 years ago.

Such ornaments often decorated the rims of bronze cauldrons that were offered as votive gifts in ancient Greek sanctuaries from the sixth century BC to the eight century BC. Following its ...

Detail of the osteotheca with the remains of a child from the 6th century BC found in Sicily. Credit: Regione Siciliana In fact, the renowned archaeologist Paolo Orsi recorded a similar find in the ...

The defeat of Astyages in an 18th century tapestry. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In the 6th century BC, the Near East was dominated by three powerful kingdoms: the Median Empire of ...

Archaeologists found a sixth-century Saxon sword in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural Kent. The discovery, which will be featured in BBC Two's forthcoming series Digging for Britain, was described ...

Historical records showed that it flourished between 13th century BC and 8th century BC and was destroyed in the 6th century BC by the Babylonians. The Edomites were ethnically similar to the ...

The cuneiform tablet from the 6th century BC shows an aerial view map of Mesopotamia — roughly modern-day Iraq — and what the Babylonians believed lay beyond the known world at the time.