The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...

The Amarna Letters contain records of ancient lords and rulers seeking to establish diplomatic ties with Egyptian pharaohs.

Layers of forgotten civilisations shape these ancient-world books that avoid Egypt, Greece and Rome, bringing vivid echoes of ...

The Fertile Crescent, a boomerang-shaped region spanning modern-day Middle Eastern countries, is considered the cradle of ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

Age-old amphitheaters in Antalya province, among Türkiye’s most significant cultural treasures, were used for a range of ...

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...

There’s something electric about walking down a street where every stone beneath your feet has witnessed empires rise and fall. In a handful of places around the globe, the ancient past doesn’t hide ...

Tourism has been a part of human history for centuries, although the concept as we understand it today has evolved over time. The term "tourist" has been in ...

Roman Protasevich and Sofia Sapega were arrested after Belarus air traffic control communicated a fake bomb threat to a ...

Religious maps from the 1300s showing tribal Israel inadvertently became the blueprint for how later mapmakers drew political ...

From the Library of Alexandria to the lost works of Plato, the world is littered with ancient writings containing long-lost ...