In a landmark achievement for archaeology and the study of ancient philosophy, researchers have digitally “unrolled” and are ...

In 1969, archaeologists excavating the Issyk kurgan in southeastern Kazakhstan made a discovery that would become a national ...

While Alexander the Great evokes widespread popular perception, he was a talented military strategist who defeated Persian ...

On June 22, 2026, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the discovery of Minanbé — an intact, ...

A remarkably preserved bronze sword dating back around 2,700 years has been unearthed in a forest near Gdańsk, Poland. The find offers archaeologists a rare opportunity to investigate how prestigious ...

The Medici family evokes wealth and power for those who are familiar with the lasting imprint this famous family left on their native city - Florence, Italy. They transformed Florence from a ...

For almost 200 years, the Singapore Stone has been one of the Southeast Asian's unsolved inscription mysteries. It was once a massive sandstone monolith at the mouth of the Singapore River, with an ...

Everyone knows that the boomerang eventually returns after being thrown. Though this ancient weapon itself cannot return to the past, it can bring a remarkable history to modern times. Ironically, ...

Switzerland is making a significant move in the process of correcting the wrongs of colonial history with the return of eighteen of the looted Benin Bronzes. The ceremony for the transfer of the ...

The boy, who would become known as Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi, was called "The Greatest Master" (al-Shaykh al-Akbar) throughout the Islamic world. Ibn Arabi wrote over 800 books, travelled extensively, and ...

For most of modern history, this architectural quirk was ignored. But over the last decade, it has become the visual anchor for one of the most sprawling, rapidly growing, and visually compelling ...

For centuries, pilgrims, priests, and pharaohs brought gifts to Karnak, the vast temple complex that stood at the religious heart of ancient Egypt. Sacred vessels and statues had accumulated within ...