Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ...

The image many have in mind of Greek sculptures—noble looking with a bit of an emptiness about the eyes—might be slightly ...

Archaeologists uncovered a relief of King Ashurbanipal with Assyrian gods in ancient Nineveh, offering new insight into ...

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

Archaeologists are revealing the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age civilisation ... as old as ancient Egypt or even Stonehenge and almost five times the age of classical Greece.

It’s amazing what can be found at the bottom of people’s gardens. The severed marble head of an unknown Roman philosopher, ...

Travel is often about experiencing new places, cultures and histories. But some destinations take you deeper into history ...

There’s nowhere quite like Athens. The mix of ancient ruins and modern city life is pretty surreal, and the juxtaposition of a 2500-year-old temple with a corner restaurant serving authentic local ...

First, there is the story of sculpture ... been left that way even in ancient times simply because of its raw, elemental connection to a favored age of ancient Greek art. Works like this don ...

After moving to Portugal and marrying a tour guide, I've learned the best spots to visit, like a "House of the Dragon" ...