The Bronze Age was a period of intensive contacts in the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia and southern Europe. It rapidly developed ...

Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...

The origins of the wheel remain one of history's greatest mysteries, obscured by fragmented evidence and centuries of ...

With new high-speed trains complementing old school diesels, Turkey’s once undervalued rail system is enjoying a ...

Peter Frankopan, Oxford historian, was first enticed by history in the 1970s, during summer holidays as a child in rural Sweden visiting his maternal grandfather (his paternal line was the ancient ...

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in worlds beyond the pathological ...

"Beer is a quintessential Mesopotamian food stuff ... It really defines Mesopotamian identities in many ways." ...

On this day in 1925, the Kurdish princess and ballet dancer Leyla Bedir Khan performed at the Royal Musical Academy (Kungliga ...

Stephen King’s Danse Macabre (1981) argues that horror serves a cathartic function, allowing creators and audiences to confront fears safely, providing an emotional “workout” that helps individuals ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

The world is celebrating Valentine’s week and February 13 marks the ‘Kiss Day.’ Kissing is considered as a way to show ...