Ruled by Hammurabi, restored by Nebuchadrezzar, conquered by Cyrus—this city in the heart of Mesopotamia was both desired and despised, placing it at the center stage of the dawn of history.

Underneath a grassy field in Germany sat the ruins of a monumental ... is a sprawling and elaborate burial mound for the legendary King Hinz, archaeologists said. The burial dates from the 9th ...

The mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and queens hold immense significance for all Egyptians ... However, the results of ...

A team of German and Armenian researchers made a groundbreaking discovery last week of an ancient church in Armenia dating ...

In Germany, archaeologists were excavating a ... It is thought to have been a meeting hall that was once used by an ancient king. King Hinz was the ruler of Prignitz, which is now a district ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered an ancient church in the first ever Christian country – built a mere 350 years after Jesus ...

Despite the stereotypes, eunuchs clearly often played important roles in the ostensibly masculine world of strategic planning ...

“The 4th century building is the oldest archaeologically documented church in the country – sensational evidence for early ...

The Roman-era temple of Esna, 60 kilometers south of Luxor in Egypt, is undergoing extensive restoration work in an ...

Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings is the first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to Anyang, the capital of China’s Shang dynasty (occupied ca. 1250 BCE–ca. 1050 BCE). This exhibition ...

In the "Hammerschmiede" clay pit in Germany's Allgäu region, researchers have discovered the remains of an ancestral relative of the modern-day panda. The only bear species found there so far ...