A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle.

When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a ...

As the early morning mist clears with the sunrise, a unique group of international practitioners of the ancient art of Mamluk ...

Explore the rich history of the ancient spring festivals of the MENA region, including Akitu, Nowruz, and Shamm El-Nessim.

The result is a harshly critical societal view of play. Activities that you play, instead of simply do, are ousted from the ...

Colin Renfrew played a key part in transforming archaeology into a problem-oriented, theoretically explicit and ...

For years, fans have wanted God of War to explore the Egyptian pantheon, and if that happens it could face a challenge it wouldn't have years ago.

A sensational new papyrus from Israel documents fraud and sedition on the eve of a major Jewish revolt against Rome in the ...

The country's government has announced that it is offering a whopping $1 million prize to anyone who can crack the mysterious ...

Gelato, a symbol of Italian culinary artistry, boasts a rich history spanning centuries. While often mistaken for ice cream, ...

Archaeologists working at Emperor Nero’s grand palace in Rome, known as Domus Aurea, uncovered a rare and rather big Egyptian ...