The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three Victorian amateurs were determined to solve the puzzle.

A new exhibition opening in Paris today showcases archaeological artefacts from Gaza, once a major commercial crossroads ...

University College London, the University of Central Lancashire, Ege University, and other institutions have discovered that ...

Priests, princes, or plenty? The only way to answer these questions is to dig deep, and this is what archaeologists have done for hundreds of years in the tall mounds of built-up mudbrick that are the ...

The rotation of the moon and other planets provides a natural rhythm and framework for understanding time, nature and human ...

The Ras Al Khaimah Art 2025 Festival concluded on a successful note, reaffirming its position as a premier cultural and ...

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) is home to one of the world’s most spectacular collections of art, sculpture, ...

However, it was the Romans who fully embraced and refined the arch, turning it into a fundamental element of their engineering: by improving materials — especially through the development of concrete ...

Introduction: When one reflects on the edifice of the international community, they notice the extent of organization, development, and harmony that has begun ...

Other cities, too, have had their share of struggles ... some scholars suggest that around 4,500 years ago, ancient Mesopotamian settlements domesticated rock doves or Columba livia — the wild ...