At Aswan’s quarry, we test the dolerite ball theory where Egypt’s largest obelisk lies unfinished. Could this be how ancient engineers shaped granite?

In the hushed light of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith discovered something intriguing about ancient Roman glasswork hiding ...

The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people living more than 4000 years ...

The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery ...

Analysis of 1,500 artifacts shows imports from Nubia between 1600-600 BCE, a trade network that endured from Canaanite times ...

It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn’t last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in ...

Emmanuel Item has tattooed hundreds of people with designs that draw deeply on his Nigerian heritage, connecting people in the diaspora with African culture.

An ancient Indian ivory carving of Buddha's life, a gift to Chinese monk Xuanzang in the 7th century, is a centerpiece at a ...

Humankind's odyssey is a remarkable one. It makes for some really good reading, if you can find some ancient texts. Messages about early life on this planet abound all around us. In the absence of ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Voters in Ivory Coast cast ballots Saturday to elect a new president, as the 83-year-old incumbent Alassane Ouattara sought a fourth term. Several key rivals were barred ...

Venus figurines, with exaggerated sexual characteristics such as big hips and breasts, began appearing about 40,000 years ago. What can they tell us about ancient humans?

As the festive lights of Diwali begin to glow, Rashmika Mandanna has once again proven that her fashion sensibilities are as luminous as her smile. The beloved actor graced the promotions of Thamma ...