Engravings and other evidence suggest ancient humans attended religious ceremonies in the cave as early as 37,000 years ago.

The ancient Greek city of Pergamon was a major center of culture and learning of the Hellenistic world, standing out for its ...

The settlement— known as Dur-Sharrukin —is located at the site of present-day Khorsabad, a village in northern Iraq. It was ...

By Sunday, rebels were celebrating in Syria’s capital, Damascus, and declared it free of Mr. al-Assad. Syria’s longtime ...

Long before the rise of the city of Babylon the old city-states of Accad and Lagash held ... In the premises of another Vishnu temple at Moolai were discovered some ‘vestiges of ancient remains of ...

The final book in the Old Testament, the last book in the Hebrew Neviim or Prophets, is the book of Malachi. In Hebrew, the word comes from a word meaning “messenger,” which points to Malachi as a ...

Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across ...

Cylinder seals from Ur, c. 2450 BC, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, USA In the first article of this series, I provided a brief historical overview of the Neo-Assyrian, Urartian, and Achaemenid empires, ...

We tend to think of history and the past as being fairly static, but as these pictures show, they're actually pretty dynamic ...

A significant archaeological discovery has been made in the ancient Egyptian city of Athribis. A colossal pylon, measuring ...

I’ve always wanted to write about that city, because this is the city that truly inspired me to become an architect,” she ...

Beyond the over-the-top luxury and futuristic towers, discover bustling souks, a contemporary art district and desert cycling ...