The museum devotes an exhibition to an often overlooked era of Chinese bronzes, emphasizing both the artistic and political ...

Walking into the ruins of an ancient tomb in southern Greece, archaeologists inadvertently joined a centuries-long tradition. The 2,400-year-old tomb had seen all manner of visitors from mourners to ...

Roughly 8,000-year-old remains unearthed from present-day Tunisia held a surprise: European hunter-gatherer ancestry.

Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of Jewish heritage: a menorah on the bas-relief of the first-century Arch ...

Explore the diversity and characteristics of ancient Greek dialects and understand their impact on the evolution of the Greek ...

Pilgrims would journey across continents to light candles beneath their frescoed domes, whisper prayers into the cool stone walls, and gaze upon centuries-old icons bathed in flickering candlelight.

Athens' oldest coins were created from silver originating around the world, a study suggests, revealing an unknown ancient ...

It's described as one of the earliest forms of soccer with one ancient rule telling players not to murder each other.