Swiss-Russian harpist Alexander Boldachev has gained listeners with his renditions of popular favorites such as Nirvana’s ...

Between all the tech campuses and startup offices in San Jose sits a full-blown Egyptian temple housing thousands of ancient artifacts that would make Indiana Jones weep with joy. That’s not a mirage ...

In a study published in Historical Biology, Dr. Mohammed Naimi and his colleagues report the discovery of the first plesiosaurian remains from Algeria. Additionally, the fossil, dated to the Late ...

When we look up at the night sky, most of us see the same patterns of stars that the ancient […] ...

This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire ...

The underlying substance is Sumerian bitumen: a naturally occurring petroleum material (often called an asphalt-like “black goo”) long associated with waterproofing and adhesion, and even with ...

A new study provides a clearer timeline for one of the most significant prehistoric sites worldwide for the study of human ...

More than half a million Muslims across New York City are observing Ramadan this year. For the first time, they are doing so ...

The publication of “Chroma” represents an important shift by museums toward recognizing polychromy and its entanglement with ...

Authorities examining the rock where the petroglyphs have been discovered. (YouTube Screenshot) The municipality is often presented as a rock-art hotspot within the state, and Heritage Daily notes ...

Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...

More than two millennia ago, traders from the Indian subcontinent may have walked through the same arid landscapes that today draw travellers from across the globe. In a discovery that bridges South ...