A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose's reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with vast implications for the region's history ...

If there’s one thing that the pharaohs of ancient Egypt had in common with legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, it was an eye for spectacle. Remains of the pharaohs’ grand ambitions have stood in the ...

A study has identified the European cities with the highest ratio of tourists to residents, and the top spot didn't go to ...

Long before the rise of Islam, the Middle East was home to powerful kingdoms, complex religions, and vast trade networks that shaped the ancient world. Mesopotamian cities, Persian empires, and ...

A study has identified the European cities with the highest ratio of tourists to residents, and the top spot didn't go to ...

Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is ...

Cecil B. DeMille made him the face of biblical tyranny, but history tells a different story. Despite Charlton Heston's iconic performance, there is zero archaeological evidence that Ramses II was the ...

Of the 125 women in the House, 94 are Democrats and 31 are Republicans, according to CAWP.

When most of us think about the most important Jewish landmarks in the land of Israel, usually places such as the Kotel or ...

Explore the Thailand–Cambodia border fighting, its historical roots, current tensions, and future predictions. Get a clear, ...

The term "culture" has a bad reputation in archaeological research—and for good reason. In the early 20th century, the German archaeologist Gustaf Kossinna argued that archaeological cultures were to ...