When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

Colossal Biosciences—the company whose mission is “de-extinction”—has pulled off one of the wildest feats in modern science: ...

A new exhibition at the London Museum Docklands spotlights hundreds of mudlarking finds, from Bronze Age tools to Viking ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

Archaeology is having a moment, thanks to technology like LiDAR, satellite mapping and artificial intelligence.

They also include magic spells and letters of complaint. Our lives are still influenced by ripples from this ancient world via the 60-minute hour, mathematical discoveries and the invention of the ...

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries ...

A ceremony in the Congo Square area of Armstrong Park was part of the first annual New Orleans National Vodou Day on Jan. 14, ...

Nestled in the Worcestershire countryside, just 45 minutes from Birmingham city centre, Hartlebury Castle is a well-kept ...

From Easter arts and crafts to scavenger hunts and egg hunts, there is plenty within the city to enjoy a family day out. This ...