Credit: Regione Siciliana / Università degli Studi di Palermo In the ancient city of Halaesa Archonidea (now known as Tusa), on the northern coast of Sicily, archaeologists have uncovered a series of ...

Thonis-Heracleion was once a bustling city at the mouth of the River Nile, serving as Egypt’s primary port for international ...

The mikveh is used for a ritualistic cleansing bath by Jews, and was likely built in the Middle Ages, officials said.

Tucked away in Italy’s boot, in the Basilicata region, Matera is known as the ‘City of Stone’ due to its ancient cave network. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe and according to some ...

The tree's resiliency in an inhospitably hot and dry climate is remarkable. Part of the secret is its ability to reproduce ...

Long destroyed, the Colossus of Rhodes was a World Wonder that survives in paintings, documentaries, and even a few video ...

The story of an ancient razed city destroyed by the Romans over 2,000 years ago, left deserted for 170 years as its people ...

Discover Athens' architectural evolution, blending ancient landmarks like the Acropolis with modern sustainable designs.

Studies on the remains of horses found at ancient burial sites in Russia and Lithuania show ... May 3, 2024 — Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows ...

The Phaistos disk from circa 1700 B.C. The signs were not engraved using a stylus but rather pressed onto the wet clay using molds or seals in a kind of ancient typesetting. One of the great ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.

A joint team of Egyptian and German archaeologists were cleaning a well inside the ancient tomb of Djefai-Hapi in Asyut when they made the exciting discovery, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and ...