A new study finds that ancient Greek ship names carried symbolic meanings that shaped crew morale and identity in Athens’ ...

The Phoenicians were known for their exceptional naval skills which stemmed from two notable innovations at the time. HEre's ...

This statue covered in gold leaf and semiprecious stones may have been used in ancient Mesopotamian sunrise rituals.

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

The story of Ancient Egypt is the story of the Nile. The river’s floods, cycles, and central location allowed a great ...

For centuries, the mystery of how Egypt's mighty pyramids came to be has captivated scientists, historians, and travelers ...

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade ...

Across the Levant in the 15th century B.C., cities were rising up against freshly-installed pharaoh Thutmose III. It would be ...

Is this another piece of royal propaganda, or a secret code for the elite? Well, it's all a matter of perspective.

There is perhaps no institution on Earth whose opening has been as wildly anticipated as the Grand Egyptian Museum outside ...

It’s nearing the end of my 11-day Egypt experience, and there’s always something new to see. It’s easy to sit on the deck of the sleek Viking river ship—one of six in the cruise line’s Nile fleet—and ...

The Diolkos stone road is a marvel of engineering from Ancient Greece, allowing ships to travel from the Ionian Sea to the Aegean Sea.