As the flames approached his house and studio, Robert J. Lang had time to rescue only one piece of art work: a cuckoo clock ...

The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The ...

How a 1,720-year-old Roman boundary stone unearthed in Galilee reveals new insights into ancient land ownership, taxation, ...

A first-of-its-kind fashion exhibition at the Paris museum draws links between historical objects and the contemporary ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a fascinating relic of ancient administrative practices during excavations at Abel Beth Maacah, ...

Heraclonas was the son of Emperor Heraclius and his second wife, Martina. In 638 CE, Heraclonas, with his mother’s influence, ...

Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire to halt the 15-month war in Gaza and free the remaining hostages. The multiphase agreement was announced by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin ...

Explore how climate change threatens 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites around the globe, from melting glaciers and rising sea ...

I t's judgement day for Charlemagne of the Roman Empire (not 'Holy' Roman Empire, I hasten to add, as leaders are no longer attached to their historical civilisations in Civilizat ...

According to a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the monastery dates to the fifth or sixth century C.E., when the region was part of the Byzantine Empire. “This is the ...