Silver drachma minted in Massalia (Marseilles, France) circa 350-220 BC. Credit: Jastrow/Wikimedia Commons The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early as the 8th century BC, while wide ...

Credit: Mattpopovich / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons The division of people into various social classes is a persistent feature across civilizations and was no less the case in ancient Greece where social ...

On Sept 27, 2024, Rwanda's Ministry of Health confirmed the nation's first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease. As of Oct 14, 2024, there have been 62 reported cases and 15 deaths from the virus, ...

Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west bank of the Nile over 30 miles ...

France has been accused of “complicity” in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus. In an unprecedented hearing, the Paris Administrative Court on Thursday began ...

Michael Frachetti was on an archaeological dig high in the mountains of southeastern Uzbekistan in 2015 when a forestry official approached him. “You know, I’ve seen some of those kinds of ceramics in ...

To the Government and people of Samoa, our host, I thank you for the warm welcome and hospitality. It has been a great honour for Rwanda to serve as Chair-in-Office for the past two years. I ...

Rwanda has identified the source of its first-ever outbreak of the highly virulent Marburg disease from mining conducted in a cave that has fruit bats. “That’s where we found our index case ...

In Rwanda, efforts to control an ongoing outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a deadly Ebola-like filovirus, continue. The country declared the outbreak on Sept. 27 and had recorded 63 cases and 15 ...

There is much excitement among archaeologists because of what the rare opportunity to investigate this site might tell us about Petra’s ancient people, the Nabataeans, and their culture.

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 2,000-year-old temple believed to have been built by an ancient civilisation featured in Indiana Jones. Remains of ancient altars and inscribed marble ...