Multiple ancient cultures converge at this city on the Silk Road in Central Asia, where historical attractions predate the ...

A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

Did you know that Iraq holds the distinction of having the most artifacts in the British Museum outside of the UK? These ...

The power of Ramses III spread over key routes and was marked by rock inscriptions in his name—one has been found in Wadi Rum ...

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

Archaeologists think they may have made a breakthrough discovery of an ancient city with links to a major historical figure.

The site is found near the village of Crnobuki in North Macedonia. The earliest mention of it appears in 1966, but it wasn’t ...

The Nile Delta and most of Egypt north of Abydos were ruled at this time by the Hyksos—a foreign dynasty from the East—while most of the south was ruled by pharaohs from the ancient city of ...

Remains of what may be the ancient capital city of the Kingdom of Lyncestis have been found in North Macedonia.

Today, AD joins architect Nick Potts in London to uncover the city’s ancient Roman origins. Before London, there was ...

On the occasion of his solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Iraqi American artist reflects on how ...