American clergymen Edward Robinson and Eli Smith began a Bible-guided survey of the Holy Land, producing a landmark ...

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The Assyrian Empire shaped the ancient world for centuries. At its height, it stretched from the Persian Gulf to Egypt, ...

Our critics pick 11 outstanding exhibitions — many still on view this summer —and tour the renewed Frick Collection and the ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

The summer solstice occurs each year on June 21. It was celebrated by ancient cultures across the world, including the ...

From Abu Dhabi to Sharjah and Dubai, people of all ages and backgrounds took part in mass yoga sessions, celebrating the ...

As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers ...

Sumeria stands as one of the most significant and foundational civilizations in human history. Located in the fertile region of Mesopotamia, this ancient civilization is widely regarded as the ...

AnuZigguratUruk #WarkaIraq #WhiteTemple Explore Mesopotamia some 6000 years ago, where one of the cradles of civilization and ...

Stonehenge was constructed roughly 5,000 years ago and its stones frame the summer sunrise and the winter sunset. For those ...