Why is the famed demolition and reconstruction approach that bottled lightning in Datong city increasingly seen as outdated? And what are the alternatives? Few areas of China reflect the country's ...

From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its ...

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

In a world where over-tourism dominates much of the travel landscape, some destinations remain blissfully untouched by the ...

As Egypt continues to rise as one of the world’s most desirable travel destinations, Memphis Tours, a pioneer in Egypt’s ...

From Tutankhamun’s treasures to Egypt’s reimagined cultural future, 5,000 years of history come alive at the Grand Egyptian ...

History often feels like a series of random events strung together, but if you look closely, you’ll see unmistakable patterns ...

Ancient Greeks encoded the secrets of their civilization in ways hidden in plain sight, shaping a legacy that endures through ...

The find, announced by researchers from the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw working alongside the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Archaeology, has been described as even more significant than ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in the last 10,000 years shook the Greek island of Thera—today known as Santorini. The ...

Some of the recent advances in the quest to catch a whiff of history are featured in the new book Scents of Arabia: ...