For years, major artifacts sold to collectors and museums have been attributed to a Bremen-born naval officer who apparently bought them in the early 20th century and passed them to his heirs. But the ...

Commissioned in 1753 by the Ottoman Governor of Damascus, As’ad Pasha al-Azem, this sprawling caravanserai was designed to be ...

Some of Syria’s most renowned heritage sites coud soon undergo restoration as experts return to the sites decimated by nearly 14 years of war. Conservationists hope the historical and cultural ...

Noah’s Ark in Kentucky is bigger than you might think. Stop on by to witness the story come to life in the most amazing attraction in the Blue Grass State.

One of Syria’s six UNESCO World Heritage sites, Palmyra was once a key hub to the ancient Silk Road network linking the Roman and Parthian empires to Asia. Located in the Syrian desert, it is renowned ...

Pilgrims, cameleers, incense traders, empire builders, and even Lawrence of Arabia have passed through these lands. Now, it’s the turn of curious travellers.

The cult pyramid to the southeast is the only such monument known from the Middle Kingdom. It has two chapels, to the north ...

We don’t know exactly what the plan is when the gondola clanks to a halt at the Punta Rocca, at 3,200 metres, or what the ...

The ministry of antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his ...

A small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.

An international team of archaeologists, ethnologists and historians has uncovered the oldest-known evidence of stone blade ...