The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

By Joshua Hammer Photographs by Ekin Özbi̇çer The city gate of Ariassos, one of several ancient cities connected by the Pisidia Heritage Trail in the Taurus Mountains. Ekin Özbiçer We set off ...

This was due to the flooding of the valley at the foot of the Wu Shi (Five Lion) mountain, caused by the Xin'an River ... With it being underwater, the ancient city can only be visited by experienced ...

The Udzungwa Mountains ... only in the Udzungwa Mountains and the Mngeta Valley of Udzungwa. The research team suggests that Tessmannia princeps should be classified as vulnerable under the ...

Identifying the ancient temple ... especially for the Habsburg Empire (Austria). The city of Vienna found itself under siege several times. The turning point came on Sept. 12, 1683.

Now, a farmer is reviving this ancient ... mountains – home to the 40,000-hectare Madonie Natural Park – manna harvesting dates back to at least the 9th Century when the island was under ...

Paradise Valley and Park City are wealthy areas on the outskirts of major cities. At the bases of the Camelback and Mummy mountains ... On Zillow, only a few condos under $1 million are listed ...

Though genetic material does not preserve well in arid climates, which is why much about ancient human populations ... Sub-Saharan populations. This can only mean that there was not much genetic ...