The University of Richmond recently held a repatriation ceremony to return a collection of ancient pre-Hispanic artifacts to ...

Pyramids are arguably some of the most impressive structures left behind by our ancient ancestors. Not only is it hard … ...

Organizations like Humedalia are working to preserve Xochimilco's traditional agriculture and stop environmental degradation.

Both works were composed in the late eighth or early seventh century BC. They... Renaissance thinkers were deeply captivated by ancient Greece. They saw their own era as a reenactment of the great ...

The ancient city of Hadrianopolis, located in the Eskipazar district of Karabük, has officially been designated an archaeological site by Türkiye’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The city, which ...

Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in south Asia. Credits: Dosseman / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 Long ago, a ...

Think of Java, and chances are that the megacity of Jakarta – the capital of Indonesia – will spring to mind. But for those interested in the island's traditional culture, a smaller city ...

Situated in central China, this remarkable city is over 3,000 years old, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the capital of 13 ancient Chinese dynasties, including the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome The archaeologists who recently excavated a private bath complex in a luxurious villa in the ancient city of Pompeii are still not sure whom it may have ...

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of ...

“Ancient Dragon,” a traditional Chinese folk song, was the closing act to the twentieth-anniversary opening celebration of ChinaFest on Thursday evening. This year’s opening celebration explored the ...