Some have referred to it as the world’s oldest computer. Previously, experts believed that it followed the ancient Egyptian calendar. However, new research suggests that it adhered to the Greek ...

Scientists used computer modelling to recreate the device's complex gear system A 2,000-year-old device often referred to as the world's oldest "computer" has been recreated by scientists trying ...

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Dura-Europos Church is widely considered to be the oldest in existence. More specifically, Dura-Europos is known as the world ...

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Fez, Morocco, is where you can find the school recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest higher learning institution in the world. The University of al-Qarawiyyin is widely recognized as ...

The 1815 document established the Netherlands as a semi-federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy, making it the fourth oldest working document in the world. An 1848 revision added ...

Maria Branyas, the world's oldest person at 117 years old, has died, her family confirmed on Tuesday. The American-born Spaniard had held the title of the world's oldest person since the death of ...

Chris Gilligan Wlky News Sean. 32. The world's oldest person, U.S.-born Maria Branyas Morera, has died at the age of 117, her family announced on social media.Related video above: World’s oldest ...