An in-depth look at the inner workings of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

What makes a city the greatest in the world? For 10 years, Resonance—a consultancy group in real estate, tourism, and economic development—has taken a holistic approach with its Best Cities program.

According to his lawyer, Bashir, 80, is now in custody in the town of Meroe, having been transported there from the embattled capital Khartoum for medical treatment. At the time of the prison ...

The City of London, also known as the Square Mile, is the financial district of London. It is the ancient core from which the rest of London developed. It has been a centre for settlement, trade, ...

More than a century ago, the scientist Alfred Wegener proposed the notion of an ancient supercontinent, which he named Pangaea (sometimes spelled Pangea), after putting together several lines of ...

"One of the oldest surviving traditional ceremonies still in existence today, is believed to have been first presented in 1237" Murray Craig, former Clerk of the Chamberlain's Court, reveals the ...

Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its ...

against Thebes) which started their decline. But the absence of walls was only one of the unique features of Sparta as a physical city. The ancient Athenian historian Thucydides predicted his History ...

The city today is remarkably well preserved ... Further down the River Nile than the grand Great Pyramids of Giza stands a collection of nearly 200 ancient pyramids; the Pyramids of Meroe in Sudan.

What and how one learned depended on one's place in society. In ancient times, much like today, education was highly valued. Subjects could range from reading and writing to philosophy and ethics.

While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures ... the emergence of the Greek city-states, panhellenic sanctuaries and the establishment of Greek colonies abroad. Together, our research ...