One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...

Early Alans were nomadic horse lords who created elaborate equine decorations, including a tourmaline-studded bridle found at ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

Using tree-ring data from ancient oaks, the team reconstructed rainfall levels in southern Britain during the years preceding ...

A few months later, hunters returned to ambush another horse family. This unusually detailed reconstruction of an ancient communal hunt and its aftermath comes from a new analysis of an ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, where Cardinal Baldassare Reina carried the cross on behalf of Pope ...

The felling of a 500-year-old ancient oak in north London has led to an outpouring of anger, echoing the reaction when the Sycamore Gap tree is alleged to have been chopped down in September 2023.

(3,200-year-old trees reveal the collapse of an ancient empire.) “They were able to ... found near Hattusa in 1991. Its Akkadian inscription dedicates the offering to the storm god in honor ...

Over time, Amman transformed from an ancient city to a bustling capital under the Hashemite ... Tangier’s roots stretch back to the Roman Empire, where it was known as Colonia Julia Tingi. The city’s ...

The discovery, announced by Guatemala’s Culture and Sports Ministry, was made within the ancient city of Tikal - an enormous city-state which battled for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for ...

Later, it became the headquarters of the P'urhépechas people, the only empire the Aztecs couldn't conquer ... Recently, archaeologists found that ancient cave paintings in oceania are deteriorating ...