Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

An unassuming Tudor hunting lodge in the Cumbrian district in the U.K. just gave up a wild secret: rare wall paintings from ...

In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

Some areas were “terraced with dry-stone walls for cultivation, a common use of abandoned quarries that could easily coexist with burial practices,” she pointed out. The interior of the ...

"As we get older, our travels become less about partying, and more about having unique and authentic cultural experiences." ...

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

San Giorgio in Velabro ... heyday of Ancient Rome, when the city’s population was plummeting. The floor behind the altar is decorated with Cosmatesque-style round slabs of inlaid stone from ...

Egyptians may have harnessed hydraulic power not only for agriculture and transport but also for building pyramids. This ...

Kohler’s Artist Editions program has invited artists and designers to transform everyday fixtures into pieces of functional art. Forty years in, it continues to quietly shape the way we live with — an ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...