The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...

Officials from the Italian province of Trentino announced the recent discovery of a "monumental necropolis" from the Iron Age, dating back over 3,000 years.

Experts believe flooding in the area fully preserved the site and the bevy of grave goods ... somewhere within a drier portion of the ancient city, and was constructed over the course of several ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remnants of London's earliest-known ancient ... in the city, even in its early infancy." Developer Hertshten Properties, which owns the site and has planning ...

A stunning city is one of the ... of the monuments that have survived from ancient Thebes.” Some of the must-see spots at the UNESCO World Heritage Site are the over 3,000-year-old Amun Temple ...

Old Inscription Reveals ‘Guide to the Afterlife’, Map Found at Ancient Egyptian Burial Site Egyptians had various beliefs ...

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a complex, ancient necropolis that may shed new light on the elite members of an ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...

Once the capital of Roman Britain, this city has a history stretching back over 2,000 years and is home to one of the country’s most impressive castles. That city is Colchester in Essex.

I spent many childhood holidays with my grandparents, in a pebble-dashed house in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, North Wales. The village ...

A new study has revealed what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like – and the results might surprise you. Researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana looked into details about ...