In a daring raid 75 years ago, four university students stole back an early symbol of the Scottish kings. It had been taken ...

When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...

An archaeological team has uncovered for the first time more than half of the temple, long buried under River Nile sediment.

How did an ancient pendant made of cast lead, decorated on both sides with a seven-branched menorah, come to Jerusalem at a ...

Archaeologists in Greece uncover a 7th-century B.C.E. tomb with a noblewoman buried wearing an inverted crown, symbolizing the fall of her power.

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

It’s nearly Christmas time, and this is the time of year when Time magazine announces its illustrious “Person of the Year,” ...

The museum's reopening serves as a symbolic display of stability ahead of planned elections in 2026, one expert told NBC News.

The artefacts, all from Rome’s Museo Delle Civilta, will be on display till May next year at the Humayun's Tomb Museum, Delhi ...

Archaeologists at the Hisardere Necropolis in Iznik found an early Christian fresco inside a tomb that depicts a young, clean ...

A wedding ring believed to be from the Roman era has been discovered in northwestern Bulgaria. The jewelry piece, which is ...

Roman military officers stationed in Egypt kept pet monkeys imported from India as a symbol of wealth, according to a new study of an ancient animal cemetery containing the bodies of dozens of ...