In the blistering heat of desert climates, staying cool can be a challenge, but one city has been using a centuries-old air conditioning system to beat the heat in style. Located in a desert ...

Introduced within the Prehistoric Update on July 5, 2025 for Grow a Garden, the Ancient Seed Pack contains a variety of unique, event-themed plants that you ...

Archaeologists uncovered a rare Hellenistic-style wall at Gergovia, offering new insights into Gallic defenses and Roman influence.

Archaeologists in southern Jordan have uncovered the long-lost Byzantine city of Tharais, tucked away on the southeast coast ...

Built at the foot of Mount Vermion, the of Veria, Greece was the second most-important town, after Aigai, in the ancient ...

DNA research by biologist Gonçalo Themudo has revealed that Ancient Romans' popular garum was made from sardines, offering insights into the umami-rich fish sauce exported across Europe.

Concealed for decades, a huge network of chambers beneath Rome’s Capitoline Hill is to be opened up to the public, revealing a forgotten chapter in the city’s ancient history.

Every day, more people are pouring into the city - Alexandria's population has nearly doubled to about 5.8 million in the last 25 years, swollen by workers and tourists, according to Egypt's ...

Explore further Archaeologists uncover monumental relief of King Ashurbanipal in ancient city of Nineveh 398 shares Facebook Twitter Email Feedback to editors ...

Inhabitants of the ancient city were committed to comfortable living. Men – we know far more about them than we do the women – wore long tunics and earrings for pierced ears.

For thousands of years sirens have lured sailors, haunted coastlines—and shapeshifted through myth and media. Here's how they evolved to the seductive mermaids of our modern imagination.

In the ancient city of Shiraz, a billboard depicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel kneeling before a statue of Shapur I, the third-century Persian king, mimicking a frieze from the ...