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Archaeologists have uncovered a room at a villa just outside Pompeii containing beds and other objects that shed light on the living conditions of slaves in the ancient Roman city buried by a volcanic eruption. The room, in an excellent state of preservation, contains three wooden beds and a series …

Iraq’s interior ministry on Tuesday announced the arrest of an alleged Islamic State terrorist member who was involved in the destruction of ancient monuments and artifacts at the Mosul Museum when the terror group controlled the city. A security forces’ unit arrested an “ISIS member who confessed to destroying and …