The ancient world was shaped not only by empires and monuments but by the strange and symbolic rituals that people believed kept their worlds in balance. Across continents, civilisations practised ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest civilizations imagined the Earth. Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world ...

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

Discover an ancient luxury shipwreck, complete with Greek graffiti, offering a rare glimpse into elite life on Alexandria’s ...

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

Ancient societies in southern China pegged coffins into high cliffsides in burial ritual linked to good fortune ...

From ancient cathedrals to vibrant tiles and world-famous custard tarts, Lisbon is a city layered with colour and culture.

Professor Kenichi Yano of Ritsumeikan University emphasized the discovery's unique significance: ...

Archaeologists uncover the longest intact section of a 2,100-year-old Hasmonean wall in Jerusalem, possibly linked to a rare ...

The fossils revealed that ancient dugong relatives have grazed on aquatic vegetation around the world for about 50 million years. However, in the Gulf, the seagrass meadows they rely on are threatened ...

History books give us dates, battles, and big names, but they rarely give us a laugh. Luckily, the internet has […] ...

The modern-day Bo people of southeastern China have long maintained that they had no connection to those inside the hanging coffins.