Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west bank of the Nile over 30 miles ...

Ancient seal from seventh century BCE with Hebrew writing. Credit: Wikipedia Commons, public domain The Greek alphabet has a long and fascinating history. In fact, its origin goes right back to one of ...

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There is much excitement among archaeologists because of what the rare opportunity to investigate this site might tell us about Petra’s ancient people, the Nabataeans, and their culture.

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 2,000-year-old temple believed to have been built by an ancient civilisation featured in Indiana Jones. Remains of ancient altars and inscribed marble ...

The ancient Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and lasting until ...

The discovery suggests that trade routes along the Silk Road were far more complex than previously understood. By Alexander Nazaryan Michael Frachetti was on an archaeological dig high in the ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The space rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period caused a global calamity that doomed the dinosaurs and many other ...

For example, one estimate is that one third of the Roman empire’s entire revenue was generated by taxes on trade with ancient India. Historian William Dalrymple’s latest book — The Golden ...