Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

It reminded someone so much of cities they had seen in the west that it was coined "the Manhattan of the Desert".

When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a ...

British anthropologist Dr Paul Warner claims to have found the body of Jesus Christ and the Ark of the Covenant in a hidden ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

The arid Southwest has a proven irrigation model, the acequia, for water use that is local, democratic, and resilient to heat ...

The burial chamber — which was found in January and features many decorated rooms and mudbrick vaults — is the second major ...

Watch as we construct a stunning double-story mud villa, using ancient building techniques ... defense battalion out of the Pacific to the Middle East. It took over 70 flights, commander says.

In the last four columns published in a series, a reappraisal of the historical context leading to the current tumultuous situation in the Middle East was undertaken. The purpose was to draw relevant ...

Jewish Ritual Bath: Archaeologists uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah. They have tentatively dated the structure to the late fourth or early ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

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